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Artist: Into The Presence
Title: Into The Presence
Genre: Rock
Label: Razor & Tie
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For their self-titled debut album, the duo of Into The Presence delivers an exciting rock album that shows various rock influences. Composed of drummer Tim Alexander, who has worked with the likes of Primus and A Perfect Circle, and experienced session player Luis Maldonado on guitar and vocals, Into The Presence has a pleasing classic rock backbone that more modern sounds are layered on with success.

One of Into The Presence’s biggest influences becomes immediately visible on the opening track “End Game.” Here, Maldonado’s powerful, operatic vocals call pleasantly on the voice of Queen’s Freddie Mercury and creates instant intrigue for Into The Presence. “Lovers” also shows off Maldonado’s built-for-rock voice.

While Maldonado’s vocals may remind you of Queen, the riff-friendly guitar parts are unmistakably modern, as evident from the Muse-like riffs of “Lovers” and the dark, brooding guitar sound of “The Garden.”

“The Garden” is one of the album’s most textured tracks and does a great job switching styles from the full, grunge sound of the chorus to the carefully planned rhythmic riffing of the verse.

Interestingly, Into The Presence elected to not use modern digital recording techniques for their debut, instead relying on analog tape machines. This technique pays off well for the duo on songs like “Broken Words” and the emotional “Phone Call,” adding a raw sound to both tracks that’s often missing from modern rock.

Later, Into The Presence’s guitar sound becomes markedly more distorted on songs like “Radio” and “Coming Home,” adding a pleasant Pink Floyd-edge of psychedelic sounds that will be enjoyed by any rock fan.

Into The Presence makes a strong impression with their debut. The album is an excellent example of the mighty sound a band can create by sticking with classic rock elements and adding more modern styles judiciously.

4/5 Stars

MuzikReviews.com Assistant Senior Editor- Chris Homer

April 21, 2009

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Tulsa, Oklahoma-April 23, 2009- Broken Arrow Oklahoma is not where you would typically find a progressive rock band, not until No Restraints came along.

Mark Smith (Keyboards / Vocals), Mitch Parker (Bass), Christina Terry (vocals), Ron Wood (Drums) are No Restraints. The band fits their name well, never holding back on the creative process while recording their progressive rock music.

Xout, which is an acronym and the definition of external output, will officially release May 1, 2009. Xout features outstanding musicianship and solid writing, making for a complete listening experience.

Xout represents today what prog rock used to be and music played with literally No Restraints. This is music that travels through your soul and finds a way to tickle your brain instead, it is everything you would expect progressive rock to be and more. Besides offering complex musical arrangements No Restraints is also very accessible, crossing over seamlessly to the listeners that populate the rock and pop genres. This versatility and uniqueness separates them from their contemporaries.

Tracks like the opener “She’s A Tsunami” are very expressive and fitting to it’s title while “Cauldera (3rd Variation)” epitomizes its namesake, a crater filled with sounds getting ready to churn out a new volcano of expression and vision at every turn. This is typical of the No Restraint approach and a sure bet that all prog rock enthusiasts will enjoy the new recording.

The music of No Restraints has been referred to as Euro Progressive Music meets American Prog Rock with Classical influences; although in the end it is each individual listener that will have to decide. While that is not a simple task, listening to their music is a joyful experience beyond clarification.

Lovers of traditional progressive rock and alternative rock will find a home inside the music of No Restraints.

Visit the No Restraints website for more information on the band, updates and details on the new release. Xout will be available at the band’s website, CD Baby, and iTunes.

Contact: Mark Smith
Company: Forward Slip Productions, Inc.
Tel: 918-451-3288
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Artist: Shauna Burns
Title: Anamnesis
Genre: Folk-Rock-Celtic
Label: Red Rock
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Anamnesis (Ancient Greek: "recollection, reminiscence" literally "loss of forgetfulness") is a term used in medicine, philosophy, psychoanalysis and religion. So how does this term relate to Shauna Burns and her new EP? Ms. Burns is never one to bring something to the table that is simple and clearly defined. She opts for the complexity of the inner sanctum we call the mind. Within that entire process are her words and music that will instantly transport their way there into where your thoughts may be lingering and festering, in need of nourishment.

On this five song EP Shauna Burns reminds us of her haunting and beautiful vocals and how easy it is to be entranced by the musical web she weaves with a fascinating blend of folk, Celtic and rock music. Each song seamlessly leads to the next inviting you in and becoming intrinsically connected to one another. Before you know it the music stops and you wonder where the time went, it is like a bat of an eyelash, a spec in the universe that came and went.

Even though Anamnesis is a short journey Shauna Burns makes the best of her time once again and delivers the goods in convincing fashion. One can only hope that this is a precursor to something bigger right around the corner.

4/5 Stars

Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck

April 19, 2009

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Tracks:
1.Smell
2.A Letter
3.Wind
4.Driving Far
5.So Tell Me