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Best Of The Batch: Hypnogaja
Below Sunset
Artist: Hypnogaja
Title: Below Sunset
Genre: Rock
Format: CD
Label: Union State Records
Website: www.hypnogaja.com
Once in a while you hear an album that stops you in your tracks and keeps
your full attention from start to finish. For me, Hypnogaja accomplished
this feat with Below Sunset. Quite possibly one of the most diversely
written rock albums I've heard from an indie band in some time, Below Sunset
is a big adventure in melody and groove.
This record starts out with a simple yet commanding bass line. Then "They
Don't Care" smacks you down with the reality of the music biz and how we're
all just part of the money machine that is big music. Most notable are Jason
"ShyBoy" Arnold's mighty pipes. Authoritative and right on target, he
obviously didn't earn the nickname for his singing ability!
Of course, the rest of Hypnogaja are no slouches either. While they don't go
for incredibly technical compositions, they do radiate a high degree of
power in every song. From the dark melancholy of "Nothing Left To Give" and
the eerily Beatle-esque "Looking Glass" to their most excellent rendition of
The Eurythmics' "Here Comes The Rain Again," these guys have a little
something to offer every kind of rocker.
Overall, I found Below Sunset
to be a great listen. While you might hear
influences in the vein of Staind, System Of A Down, Linkin Park or Tool,
Hypnogaja delivers it their way ... with groovy hooks and a modern rock
style all their own. 5 stars straight up!!!
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