Far Corner

General | Dec 2004

Reviews

Ragnar of Ravensfjord
Reviewed 2005-06-08
Far Corner from Wisconsin create some original progressive rock & jazz fusion mixed a overall feeling of playfulness & pure fun. One of the main things that makes them stand out is the fantastic electric & acoustic cello work of Angela Schmidt. If you’re looking for comparsions - think of those Belgian “chamer prog” bands like Univers Zero & Présent mixed with a more jazz feeling.

((((1)))) Phenomnal keyboard & cello work, jumps around but not too frenzied.
((((2)))) Jazzy, bass-heavy, nice guitar/piano interplay.
((((3)))) Minimal piano, random bits of percussion & bass. Mostly sparse.
(((((4))))) A spacey version of early ELP? Yep. ‘Cept more balanced playing from each player.
(((((5))))) Back to more minimalist, spare stuff. See #3
((((6)))) WTF? Is this Apocalyptica? Intense, heavy though not metal -the main riff could make a great crunch sound.
(((7))) Solid bass & cello work but overall kinda dull.
(((8))) Mid-paced, lots of interplay in each pattern
(((((9))))) Up tempo, KILLER piano, cello & bass work & very jazzy stuff.
((((10)))) Bouncy & sometimes weird tempos. A real mixed up epic.

Recent airplay

Something Out there Iii
Something Out there I
With One Swipe of Its Mighty
Something Out there Iii
Something Out there I
With One Swipe of Its Mighty
Stirling's ApproximationMar 28, 2005

Charting

2005-03-06 — 2005-05-08
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Apr 3 2
Mar 27 1
Mar 20 2
Mar 13 1

Track listing

1. Silly Whim
2. Going Somewhere
3. Something Out there I
4. Something Out there Ii
5. Something Out there Iii
6. With One Swipe of Its Mighty
7. Outside
8. Tracking
9. The Turning
10. Fiction