Sonic Kollage is a band of three young (17, 19 and 21) Christian men from New Zealand creating what could be classified as modern rock. The songs range from a slight rap/hip-hop style vocal delivery over distorted guitar to ballads. Although it says on their home-page that the songs were recorded with a Soundblaster®, the production is clear, albeit very "indie" sounding.
Morsel's strong points are good bass lines and guitar soloing, and some nice musical interludes interspersed throughout the disc. The main weakness is an awkwardness in both songwriting and playing that affects most of the songs at some point. The exceptions are "You've Changed", which is a slower song with a heavier musical interlude in the middle, and the last song, "No. 8", which is a peaceful, almost atmospheric bass instrumental with a touch of keyboards. A word of warning; the nice mood "No. 8" leaves you with is soon spoiled by an annoying high pitch whine which attacks the listener after a few seconds of silence.
Judging by the lyrics, the band's main audience seems to be Christians. Most songs deal with believers' day to day struggles to live for Christ. Straying from this, the song "You've Changed" focuses on the author's desire for a certain individual to see the love God has for them, and the sorrow experienced as he sees this person living a life of pain.
They haven't arrived at the big time yet, but Sonic Kollage have some good ideas, and could go places with time and maturity.
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