Recommendation: The Gabriel Construct - Interior City

[Krilons Resa]

This is my Rock/Metal Album of The Year for 2013. Fans of Devin Townsend take note:

The Gabriel Construct is the rock solo project of Gabriel Lucas Riccio, a vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist from Salisbury, MD. His debut album, ‘Interior City’, is a dark and atmospheric concept album featuring Travis Orbin (Darkest Hour, ex-Periphery, Of Legends) on drums, Thomas Murphy (ex-Periphery) on bass, David Stivelman (ex-Debbie Does Dallas) on guitar, Soren Larson on saxophone, and frequent collaborator Sophia Uddin on violin. The album unites players from rock, metal, classical, and jazz backgrounds to create a sound which incorporates influences from a wide variety of genres, including progressive rock, 20th century classical music, extreme metal, drum-n-bass, jazz, ’90s grunge and space rock, ’80s pop and more. The album’s densely layered vocal harmonies, distorted pianos, dissonant chords, and complex rhythms envelop the listener in a hallucinatory wall of sound.

Listen here --> http://thegabrielconstruct.bandcamp.com/album/interior-city

 

[NAD]

That's like if Guillermo del Toro did the album art for Swans in the early '90s.

Listening now. Reminds me of Jeff Buckley doing Scott Walker covers. Hmm.

This post is turning into a Family Guy episode, but I'm enjoying the music.

 

[Krilons Resa]

Any fan of progressive music needs to give this release the attention that it deserves. Creative music that is actually well composed (imagine that!) and not afraid to blur the lines of genre boundaries.

 

[Krilons Resa]

 

[Reign in Acai]

Heh, I tried brother. Definitely a talented lad, but this brand of music rarely does it for me.

 

[NAD]

It really lost me halfway through. The arrangements were interesting but that voice wasn't doing it for me.

And it sounded like Scott Walker music with Jeff Buckley singing. I'd rather listen to Scott Walker, he's weird.

 

[Krilons Resa]

Heh, I tried brother. Definitely a talented lad, but this brand of music rarely does it for me.

Ha, there is no way in hell I would ever expect you to take a liking to this.

The last four songs are my favorite but, on the whole, the album in it's entirety is a near-masterpiece imhfo.

 

[rms]

First track didn't grab me but i'm digging track two, going to keep going with this

 

[Krilons Resa]

And it sounded like Scott Walker music with Jeff Buckley singing.

And you lost me here. I have no idea wtf you are hearing.

For most of the album, where he multitracks his voice, he comes off as a cross between Garm of Arcturus and Devin Townsend to me.