Sanguine Hum "The Weight of the World"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Post Rock, Modern Prog
Label: Esoteric Antenna
Release date: March 26, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. From the Ground Up
2. System For Solution
3. In Code
4. Cognoscenti
5. Day of Release
6. Phosphor
7. The Weight of the World (Parts 1 to 3)

Line-up: 
Matt Baber: Keyboards
Joff Winks: Guitar and Vocals
Brad Waissman: Bass
Andrew Booker: Drums

Description/Reviews: 

“The Weight of the World” sees Sanguine Hum expand their musical horizons on all fronts with a seven-track collection of diverse compositions - technically challenging and exciting yet always melodic and direct. Songs such as “From the Ground Up” and “System for Solution” pursue the Porcupine Tree meets Radiohead approach of the debut record “Diving Bell” with powerful yet intricate riffs propelling the songwriting that continues to make ever more inventive use of surprising twists and turns in the arrangement. Surprises are to be found as well in the instrumentation as the band open up the sound and more explicitly reference a love of electronica and the music of artists such as Boards of Canada and Aphex Twin, best heard in the song “Day of Release” as synthetic percussion and rumbling synths give way to chiming acoustic guitar and a soaring vocal melody. Perhaps even more exciting for a band that perhaps held some of their Prog influences in check on their debut album, is the 15-minute title track that manages the task of combining effective and emotional songwriting with thrilling musical developments that push the band to the limit. “The Weight of the World” breaks new ground for a band at the forefront of truly “progressive” music.

Also read the review by Tonny Larssen at progplanet.com

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