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If you're a fan of music that is unlike any
other band, then Maudlin
of the Well is definitely for you. Maudlin has written two CDs
at the same time. The first one is entitled "Bath." Classifying
this band is just about impossible because they use so many different
forms of music, and instruments. During an interview, I asked Jason
Bitner, of Maudlin, how he described their sound and said that he
doesn't like to describe or label music, but if you had to name it
something it would be enveloping. I think that is probably the best
way to describe their music, it's so complex that any description
wouldn't accurately describe their music anyhow. I have tried to think
of bands that best describes their sound. Their music changes from
song to song, using any number of instruments and styles. Aspects
of Death, Doom, Jazz, Blues and much more can be found in their music.
One band that stayed in my head at the end of listening to this album
was My Dying Bride. How close does that describe their music? Really
not to much of it, but definitely enough to hear it. Another thing
that is hard to do with Maudlin of the Well music, is to pick out
some favorite songs. All their music is written extremely well, and
just sounds good. Which of the two disks are better is a personal
preference, and since they were wrote, recorded, and release at the
same time, there really isn't much to differentiate them by. In the
interview I did with Jason, he told me that the bands favorite song
on this disc is "Birth Pains Of Astral Projection." My personal
favorites on "Bath" are "They Aren't All Beautiful"
and "Geography." This disc has over an hour worth of music
on it, with ten tracks of unlimited direction. So don't ponder what
I have tried to describe, take a listen yourself. Rating: 79 |
