Album
Type:
Album
Date
Released:
14th
April 2015
Label:
Hand/Eye
Records
Satellites
– Track Listing
1.Discovery
2.Departure
3.Aurora
4.Delta
5.Astral
Burial
6.Satellites
05:08
7.Atlas
8.Projection
9.Tidal
Shift
10.Constellations
11.Titan
Bio
Night is comprised
of Bobby Yagodich on guitar, Matt Jackson on bass, Zach Nace on
guitar, and Mark Bixler on drums. They are currently in the process
of pressing and releasing their second full length effort entitled
“Satellites”, which is the strongest representation of their
sound thus far in their early career. In the new year, they plan to
tour and support this record extensively.
All of the members
of Night are originally from various heavy metal acts in the South
Central area of Pennsylvania. In 2006, Bobby started a solo noise
project under the moniker of Night as an outlet to do something other
than the fast paced, and in your face genre of music. Three years
later, the band that Bobby and Jackson had been a part of split. The
two of them went on to create music using the name of the project
Bobby had started years earlier. Another year passed, and the project
that Zach and Mark had been a part of disbanded. They also had a
thirst to create music that was not necessarily heavy. Zach joined in
2010, and Mark later joined in 2012 completely changing this from a
small project, into a fully cohesive band.
Night have played
throughout the South Central region of Pennsylvania, and in the past
year have trekked out further and further. They have been hard at
work trying to get their name out anywhere that there are people who
want to listen. In 2015, they hope to extend their reach even further
than ever before. Moving people with their music, and creating a
unique experience for every listener is the objective that Night want
to achieve with “Satellites”.
Members
Bobby Yagodich -
Guitar
Matt Jackson - Bass
Zach Nace - Guitar
Mark Bixler –
Drums
Review:
Post-
Rock/Post-Metal collective Night impressed me way back in 2012. Now almost 3 years later they
finally return with their new album - Satellites. Satellites
may seem familiar to a lot of other Post-Rock/Post-Metal albums
currently out there. Though, take a closer look as Night offer a more
cosmic/ambient route within the Post-Rock/Post-Metal field as they
have elements of Space-Rock to stand out from the crowd.
Fans
of Pelican, Russian Circles and Red Sparowes will be in their element
here as Night flexes their creative muscles with some heavy
post-metal riffage especially on the first couple of tracks -
Discovery and Aurora. Night combine heavy psychedelic sludgy
post-metal riffs with a sense of adventure journeying into the stars.
Satellites is firmly rooted in Space, Above and Beyond as Night take
their brand of Atmospheric Sludge/Post-Metal to the next level. I've
been a fan of Night for the last few years and it's great to see a
band progress as musicians to show the world what they can do.
The
album's main message is one of hope within the human spirit but Night
do offer bleak moments of sadness and regret especially on excellent
3rd track - Aurora. Night combine ambient noises and sounds with the
right amount of slow & fast paced vibes that Pelican or Russian
Circles would be proud to call their own.
The
album does venture into doom and gloom territory to provide the
listener with an emotionally charged experience you will find very
hard to escape from. One of the albums standout tracks - Astral
Burial - sees Night play a more progressive/thrash metal style of
music where the atmosphere becomes ever more volatile as Night become
more schizophrenic with their musical choices. You can't help admire
the brave musical decisions that Night unleash here, as the album
ventures into different genres that shouldn't really work but Night
pull this off with style and conviction.
By
the time the excellent title track – Satellites - is played, you're
already apart of this heavy cosmic journey as the progressive
post-metal riffs impress with the slow-vs-fast musical combination
that will leave you breathless. It's good that the band offer quiet
ambient based songs to catch your breath with but be warned as the
short songs offer heavy ambient sounds with a dark and terrifying
edge. Atlas is the perfect example of this as Night will take you on
a nightmarish journey where sound becomes your mortal enemy and your
only means of communication.
Things
take a more sensible approach for the next song - Projection - as
Night play a more upbeat Post-Rock song with the heavy music giving
way to a sense of calm e. Even when Night unleashes the heavier
Post-Metal riffs, there's still a sense of hope amongst the violent
energy that Night create here. The rest of the album sees Night
finish their cosmic voyage into the far reaches of space as the music
beautifully drifts into loud and blissful sonic highs as ambient
noises add more refined experience as Satellites proves that Night
have created a truly anthemic and cinematic experience you cannot
beat.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Matt Jackson for the promo. Satellites will be available to buy on
CD/DD via Hand/Eye Records from April 14th 2015.
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