Midnight Orchestra
Land of Nod
Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt
Mick Rowe has been busy behind the scenes the last year or so. This latest project is a new venture into the dark, slow and doomy sounds of hard music. While his last demo favored too much keyboards in my humble opinion, he has beefed up the guitars while not abandoning the keys. The low, throaty vocals fit very well with the sounds. Some of the melodies, like "Fear" are very pop, while others, like the plodding "The Oath," rely on the slow and chugging bass lines a la Type O. I find this new direction for Mick exciting. This six-song sampling isn't positioned to take over the hard gothic world, but it's a huge step in the right direction. For ordering info, write: PO Box 248, Winslow IN 47598
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