Son Cesano is an instrumental 4 piece band
(2 guitars, bass, drums) from Switzerland. This album was recorded live at
Foolpark, Lucerne, Switzerland. It is not a live album (no audience) but all
the instruments were tracked live. The album features 6 long songs and starts
off with the title track, Submerge. The song starts quietly with just some
subtle bass and easy going guitar lines. The drums kick in about 1min and the
track slowly grows. The track slowly get more and more intense. At 2.5 mins or
so the main guitar melody line kicks in with the wah guitar and this takes us
through to the next section. An almost reggae like rhythm kicks in for a min
and then a short guitar solo, some more groove and then the track nearly stops
but they go for one last section which includes the main melodic guitar line
that they started off with. This track clocks in at just over 10mins. Cold Seep
has a really happy feel to it as it starts off with a really bouncy riff and
groove. I really love the laid back slow lead guitar line on this track at the
beginning as it starts to build up in intensity with the drums and bass slowly
increasing the pace. Very Colour Haze
like in feel (not sound). At 3:42, the track takes a different path and off we
go. Aberration starts with some nice drumming and stick work and a slow wah
guitar in one channel and a more rock riff on the other guitar. The drums and
bass kick the groove up a notch and a min later the main melodic refrain kicks
in and you are happy once again. Around 4mins it gets a bit heavier (the riff).
At around 7mins there is a brief drop in intensity and then the band kicks in
with a pretty hypnotic repeated section. The end of this over 14min track is
pretty relaxed and totally different from where they started. Martini Effect is
shorter and more direct track with a repeated motif. 36070 is one of the harder
rocking tracks on the album and goes through some many repetitive sections with
not many solos until the end when we get one of the longest ones on the record.
Great track. Dust Age closes this hour long instrumental journey from
Switzerland. This track has a totally
different vibe from the heavy last one. An almost indie rock guitar line but a
bit bluesy and then it goes very mellow and laid back and almost a bit spacey,
in a post rock way before the riff begins to grow again a bit before 6 mins.
This is an album you need to hear a few
times to really get hooked. Fans of Astrodome, Motor Psycho, and Colour Haze,
should check these guys out if you are fans of instrumental stoner rock.
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