{"id":41612,"date":"2009-07-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/earth\/"},"modified":"2009-07-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-24T00:00:00","slug":"earth","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Product is an act that takes the art of concept albums to Wikipedia level. In the same vein as the band\u2019s other records, all of which are based on historical figures \u2013 On Water <\/i>is about the story of Jacob Nagle, a young sailor during the American Revolution; Aire <\/i>is inspired by Galileo; The Fire<\/i> is based on the life of Nero \u2013 is Earth<\/i>, an album inspired by the life and works of Nikola Tesla.<\/p>\n

<\/o:p>Earth <\/i>flows as an autobiographical narrative, and beneath the sometimes pedantic accounts of Tesla\u2019s life and works is a brilliant musical foundation. The duo, made up by Arman Christoff Boyles and Scott Rader, is creative with their music, taking care not to let the meticulously factual \u2013 and hence overly academic \u2013 lyrics become boring chapters out of a history book. Earth<\/i> brims with the vibrancy of a well-made concept record, balancing the weight of its theme with complementing music that never gets too self-indulgent.<\/p>\n

<\/o:p>Stylistically, this album inherits from a diverse range of influences. It seems to be in a constant state of flux with its facile switching between genres (prog rock, electronica, art rock, folk rock), indulging in a rich canvas of shifting mood and setting up for a dramatic listening experience. <\/p>\n

<\/o:p>Even with its intelligent repetition of concepts, as evidenced by the breezy chorus of the opening track \u201cAmerica Pt.1,\u201d which transforms into a song as a continuation of the subsequent track \u201cEdison,\u201d and usage of sound-bytes as avenues into and out of tracks, Earth<\/i> is not the kind of progressive record, one would associate with bands like Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, Tool, Porcupine Tree and the like. Unlike the others, Product\u2019s music is least driven by unconventional rhythmic meters or extraordinary music-playing; \u00a0they are not a band of exceptionally gifted or brazenly flamboyant musicians.<\/p>\n

<\/o:p>The disc\u2019s dark and languorous sound has a close resemblance with the Elbow\u2019s aberrant folk-rock debut, the gloomy Asleep In The Back<\/i>. Even Boyles\u2019 vocals have the same laidback, scruffy, and emotional quality to those of Elbow\u2019s Guy Garvey, and the cuts \u201cEdison,\u201d \u201cEarth,\u201d and \u201cWar Machines\u201d are, in fact, folk-tinged, different from a stereotypical \u201cprogressive\u201d sound. The track-segues and instrumentals (\u201c1893 World\u2019s Fair,\u201d \u201cMessage\u201d) are sparsely ambient with lush layers of towering synthesizers.<\/p>\n

<\/o:p>The musical complexity of Earth<\/i> is as fascinating as its concept. The way in which the band weaves the various stylistic elements into the theme of the record is superb. A lesson in history never sounded so cool.<\/p>\n

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