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...Opening with the atmospheric 'Right Through Me', I get a glimpse of Mansun before, suddenly, 'Prodigy Composers' sets the scene with a jagged riff and an immediate sense of urgency - great song, so far so good! 'Early Bird', again, has a great punky, jagged riff tipping its hat to Lostprophets, also a nice bit of shouting - all feels like it ends too soon, which is usually a good sign. Six songs in and with 'In Satellites' I start to hear the Muse comparisons in the bass and drums, this follows through on to the fantastically named 'I Have A Place For You On Google Earth' that sounds like Incubus before veering off into madness for the middle section. Actually a lot of this album reminds me of Incubus minus the funk. 'State Of The Divine' sounds like Porcupine Tree covering Lostprophets' 'A Town Called Hypocrisy'...
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Hey I couldn’t help but like what I heard on The Intersphere. Partially because I like the other bands mentioned here. I love the way they play with the dynamic range of their music. It’s a pretty safe bet if you like the modern prog created by bands like Muse or Pineapple Thief, then your gonna like the music oninterspheres><atmospheres. It’s catchy, it’s hummable and yet it’s also got a lot of musical depth. It’s quickly become a favorite of mine. I’m recommending you give them a listen.
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The Intersphere are a young, hard-gigging band from Germany who are making an impact on the rock music scene there with their powerful rock songs laden with catchy riffs. Comparisons with Muse are pehaps a little premature but, nevertheless, the band's rock soundscape is easy on the ear. Other self-quoted references are to Dredg and Incubus, but as I am not familiar with those bands' music, I cannot comment. They did bring to my mind, however, stable-mates Vonassi, whose debut album I enjoyed very much last year; the riffing rhythmic approach was occasionally similar.
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Truth be said, there is quality, power and lots of competence in this bands playing, as the band explores different emotional statuses and vibes and textures inside their plan of actions. And the resulting sound is quite focused and rich, enabling The Instersphere to be an interesting discovery and investment to that large section of fans of the first bands mentioned in this review. And I do consider that there is a considerable amount of progsters that do find this style to be quite interesting when well played. Well, this band does have its moves and good chops, great singing and interplay. The tracks are well constructed and achieved and there is enough break points and a good mix between edgier and slower approaches. But my opinion about its placing in the modern music industry and the framing of the styles is maintained and reinforced. While not progressive in its core and attitude, Interspheres/Atmospheres is a good and enjoyable listen, though not adventurous and challenging. If for those who like Muse and 30 Seconds to Mars this may wel be a swell discovery, for the die-hard progressive fans it will be considered too linear and mainstream.
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However, a word of warning for those folks who think that prog stopped developing around about the time of "Tales From Topographic Oceans". This is very definitely modern progressive rock. It's more Muse than Mandrill, with more than a few nods to the likes of Coldplay and Radiohead. So if you're a prog purist, then this may not be for you. But for those of you still here, who have a liking for modern melodic progressive rock, then this could be for you. It's probably one part prog, one part art-rock and one part alternative rock, so prepare yourself. However, even for aged listeners like me, songs like 'Ghostwriter' and 'I Have A Place For You On Google Earth' are infused with enough clever clogs bits and inventiveness to keep me happy. Youngsters will find themselves drawn more to the beat driven 'Sate Of The Divine' and 'The Far-Out Astronaut', which will lend themselves more to their 21st century ears.
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...This album does remind me a lot about Frost’s incredible “Experiments in Mass Appeal” of 2008. The singing and melodic structure is very similar. The Intersphere isn’t nearly as progressive though, and also does not have the electro-pop feel that Frost colors their albums with. The opening track on “Interspheres<>Atmospheres” is called “Prodigy Composers”. It is the heaviest track on the album, and also the one closest to Frost. On other tracks, such as “I Have A Place For You On Google Earth”, the slow extensional progression and prominent bass reminds me of “Tool” on a compositional level. This particular track does show a more mature side of The Intersphere. All over, this album is a lot lighter though, with very accessible material. The riffing and melody on “Early Bird” makes me think of Queens of the Stone Age. The melodic composition is as mentioned one of the biggest strengths of The Intersphere, though repeated listening definitely is recommended as their music proves to hold more under the surface. This album definitely grows on you...
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...I dug into Interspheres >< Atmospheres not knowing what to expect, but I was hoping that the music on this album is as beautiful as the artwork. Even thou this is a ProgRock Records release I was still surprised by this album. What we have here is modern progressive rock which is fresh, young and energetic, but at the same time it's delivered with conviction, worthy of a band that has been around for couple of decades. The Intersphere blends up-and-coming bands' hunger and balls, with experienced bands' abilities and professionalism. Album is produced by Fabio Trentini and the band and sure it sounds great, but the most important thing about it is that the sound complements the music perfectly both in simple rock approach and in more complex approach which creates depth in the sound. The Intersphere's music as well is a perfect bland of the rock simplicity and prog elements which give the music another dimension...
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Modern rock with prog leanings. It opens in straight rock style with punctuated bursts of machine gun rhythms (a recurring theme). The first few tracks are good if rather similar, before the background theme of mature guitar pop comes to the fore; mixed with indie and a nod of punk it is digestible, melodic and enjoyable but not the most enthralling. Later on there is a heavier prog influence, if a little programmed in style.
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... The album definitely captures you and does not let go of you until it is all over. The first song on the album is an instrumental piece. Fast and rocking it continues, staying somewhere between alternative, punk and psychedelic rock. The singer has a soft voice which can also blast out strong. “Ghostwriter” is a very deep song. The music makes you think you are listening to a big selling band from the USA, but you are still listening to The Intersphere from Germany who are on their way up. All the songs have big potential to get stuck in your head, each song has a slow as well as a faster part in it, so each track is very diversified in itself. This album is simply awesome, easy going and catchy songs all the way throughout the album. Somehow this music makes you relax. “In Satellites” is another deep song which has a big sound in the background as is quite emotional. No song is like any of the songs before. This album is meant to be heard over and over again without having the listener getting bored...
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Music video for "Prodigy Composers"
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Landing somewhere in the sonic region of 30 Seconds to Mars and Muse, the predominantly English-language band are best sampled through the song "The Far-Out Astronaut", while elsewhere on the album their obviously lofty goals fail to gel quite so seamlessly, on this track the final image is almost one of perfection. The spiky riffs cut neatly through the layers of spacey atmosphere, the vocals have anti-gravity thrusters installed and apply enormous lift to the rest of the song and there are regular interruptions for splashes of eccentricity: including a quick piano ballad thrown in the middle before the booming drums take us back to the heavenly bodies in which the track resides. A pure example of production at its finest in that not one edge to a single instrument has been muddied..
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Do I hear some kind of buzz about these German lads, Intersphere? Some kind of a debate concerning their musical identity? Is this prog rock, or is it pop rock? Is this the Edge on guitars, and is this a 30 Seconds To Mars cover band? Well, some of the aforementioned statements are true. Some are nothing more than vitriolic comments on a band that sounds as the next big thing. "Interspheres atmospheres" is their second album, the follow up to 2006's "s.o.b.p". What you get here is 12 songs clocking in at 52 minutes. In general it is what we call a modern rock album. Yes, the prog rock elements are here, but the songs are fully accessible, at times sounding commercial, but hey, that ain't always a bad thing; I mean one makes music for the world to listen, right? Despite delivering the songs adequately, I personally found the vocals to be Intersphere's weakest link. But they manage to come over it with imaginative songwriting. The songs are full with little surprises that nod and wink to a whole bunch of music genres. There are echoes of U2, Muse, Porcupine Tree, Pink Floyd, the Police, even of 30 Seconds To Mars (unfortunately) but Intersphere are not plagiarists. This is a band trying to give birth to something new. Even if they don't fully accomplish it, they are offering us an enjoyable album aiming for larger audiences. And larger audiences they deserve.
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