Golden
Void is the new band from Isaiah, lead guitarist in Earthless. He has joined
with some dudes and one gal from the SF bay area that he went to junior and
high school with and created a melodic hard rock band where he sings and plays
all the guitar. He is backed up by Aaron Morgan on bass, Justin Pinkerton on
drums and Camilla Saufley-Mitchell (Assemble Head of Sunburst Sound) on Hammond
and Rhodes. If you are expecting anything like Earthless, then you will be
disappointed. There are not that many guitar solos, which I was really
disappointed in but there are some great songs and I like his singing. The
opening track gives you an idea of the overall style of the record and features
some great organ playing and a really ripping massive solo (but this is the
only one like it on the whole record). Virtue has a harder edge riff but it
mellows out quite a bit and is pretty melodic except when they bring back the
cool guitar riff. He plays a short wah solo at the end of the track. Jetsun
Dolma is more laid back and features the Fender Rhodes and a cool wah guitar
riff as Isaiah tells his story. I like this track. Badlands has the same
singing style as the others but a more complex interaction between the organ
and guitar and some intense drumming. Both the tracks from the 7” released last year start the
B side of the record. I already reviewed this record here.
The Curve is a totally amazing track and still probably the best the band has
done. Atlantis ends the record. This is a slow building track that has a very
cool guitar riff and the Hammond comes back in strong on this one. The vocals
play a big role in this track especially at the end of the track where the riff
is played over and over and the same vocal line is sung over and over until it
is the only thing left and all else fades away. A pretty cool record that
really grows on you. Here is a great interview if you want to learn more about
the band. http://psychedelicbaby.blogspot.dk/2012/10/golden-void-interview-with-isaiah.html
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