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CD is available at Fossil Records and CD Baby
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Marc
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Published on: 8 Mar 2004
On " Alien Eye " the music can mostly be described as instrumental progressive rock with some jazz fusion, psychedelic, electronica and a few other genres mixed in.
Even though we get a full band sound on every tracks, the main focus is always on the guitar, the other instruments serving more as a musical background. The keyboards also take an important place but never in a soloing capacity. Robert Burger is the sole composer and performer on "Alien Eye" (except for Dave Cashin on one track). The other performers listed on the album sleeve are "imaginary friends". Like I just mentioned, Burger's guitar and guitar-synth playing is at the forefront on every piece. His playing style (and sound) is often close to Robert Fripp and/or Steve Hackett, depending on the tracks.
The general mood of the album is pretty cold and calculated, very cerebral and mathematical. This is not at all ment as a criticism. Once in a while the music does begin to rock a bit more, but it does not last long. The compositions are all very good and I was very much interested and focused on the music all through the album. It is also an album for which I did not mind pressing the "repeat" button on my CD player. The production and performances are also excellent.
I think that fans of Robert Fripp and Steve Hackett (his instrumental non classical pieces) should really enjoy "Alien Eye". From my limited knowledge of this genre, I would venture to say that The Gak Omek are also pretty close in style to French band Priam. For those into the more intelectual side of progressive and fusion, "Alien Eye" should definitively be in your CD collection. Check out the music samples available at the Gak Omek website.
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ProgNaut
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Published on: 3 Feb 2004
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PROGGNOSIS SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
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- black holes colliding
- here comes the aluminum man
- tourniquette of roses
- moonburn 3am
- baby gotta visegrip
- dancing bologna
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