Beast, the
Reviews
Michael Shapira
Reviewed 2005-10-26
Reviewed 2005-10-26
Progressive/retro mostly bright, but sometimes moody, pop, a la the early Genesis or Gong. Lead male singer that sounds a lot like early Phil Collins, maribmba, harmonica and light touches of electronica. Imaginative melodies, harmonies and orchestration. Great stuff. All songs are good, try marked ones.
*1. Complex rhythms, nice harmonies, soft male voices.
2. Instrumental. Melodica, marimba, and stuff. Complex rhythms.
3. Opens with a pastoral acoustic guitar and some electronics at the background. Turns into something a bit more moody with a guitar and male voice. Very reminiscent of early Genesis.
*4. Opens with a twirling electric guitar. Female and male voices nicely harmonized. Becomes a bit darker later.
*5. Instrumental. Opens with a guitar, whistle and harmonica. Nice progression of melody (augmented/diminished scales, I think).
6. Opens moody and floating. A jazzy piano and male lead singer join later.
*7. A dominant bass backbone. Guitar, keyboards, computer and lead singer.
*8. Fast and rhythmically changing drums, piano and lead singer. quirkier.
9. Instrumental. Opens with a very slow, pastoral acoustic guitar. Harmonica and some horns join later.
10. Opens with a similar tempo to the previous track. Acoustic guitar and female singer join later. Picks up a bit but stays pastoral. Become richer with vocals and tempo toward the end.
*1. Complex rhythms, nice harmonies, soft male voices.
2. Instrumental. Melodica, marimba, and stuff. Complex rhythms.
3. Opens with a pastoral acoustic guitar and some electronics at the background. Turns into something a bit more moody with a guitar and male voice. Very reminiscent of early Genesis.
*4. Opens with a twirling electric guitar. Female and male voices nicely harmonized. Becomes a bit darker later.
*5. Instrumental. Opens with a guitar, whistle and harmonica. Nice progression of melody (augmented/diminished scales, I think).
6. Opens moody and floating. A jazzy piano and male lead singer join later.
*7. A dominant bass backbone. Guitar, keyboards, computer and lead singer.
*8. Fast and rhythmically changing drums, piano and lead singer. quirkier.
9. Instrumental. Opens with a very slow, pastoral acoustic guitar. Harmonica and some horns join later.
10. Opens with a similar tempo to the previous track. Acoustic guitar and female singer join later. Picks up a bit but stays pastoral. Become richer with vocals and tempo toward the end.
Recent airplay
Simple Animal
What's in the Ice Box? — Nov 07, 2006
A to B
What's in the Ice Box? — Oct 24, 2006
Simple Animal
Radio Of Imagination — Jun 20, 2006
A to B
Flow Sub — May 22, 2006
A to B
Neurotic Tonic — Jan 08, 2006
The Beast
Brownian Motion - Now With Bloodstains — Dec 21, 2005
Charting
2005-11-06 — 2006-01-08
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 25 | 1 |
| Dec 18 | 3 |
| Dec 4 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Dust | ||
| 2. | Planet | ||
| 3. | The Beast | ||
| 4. | A to B | ||
| 5. | Ram | ||
| 6. | Status Dive | ||
| 7. | Suds | ||
| 8. | Simple Animal | ||
| 9. | Ekrasel | ||
| 10. | Cricket |