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With peripheral visions of Ian McCulloch’s
vocals and Swervedriver’s guitar lines in
the sand, Self-Propelled
is Bright Channel’s proclamation
of evolution, both in music and in their own band’s
progression. It’s the hallucinogenic trip
without the legalities and side affects, the hot
sex without the need for cuddling or call the next
day, it’s everything we’ve known and
loved about his band from Denver rolled and stuffed
into a rocket and shot in the sky.
Hooks from “Guardian” get under your
skin and permeate through your brain the entire
day, following you to your slumber where they
become the anthem for the beginning and the end
of the world. “Airborne” could cause
slow motion collisions on the freeway as everyone
played the song in unison, closing their eyes
to the aching beauty of Jeff’s vocal trail.
Picking up the pace is “Out of Focus”
as a race with the train proceeds on its way to
Berlin, but the signature spark comes about at
the beginning with “Charmour,” as
Bright Channel’s pedals, layers, and clashing
drums swirl in an orchestrated tornado of beauty.
Bright Channel celebrates their self-recorded
release tonight, Friday, February 24 at Hi-Dive
with Moccasin and Monofog.
www.flightapproved.com
-Kim Owens, February 24, 2006
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