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Scott Mosher: Virtuality
Are you
ready for a neo-ambient techno Rush? Scott Mosher's Virtuality takes you
on just such a musical journey with his subtly mind-tearing progressive rock,
which combines various styles of audio artistry.
"Virtuality merges the worlds of trance, ambient, new-age and
metal forged in the fires of atmospheric neo-progressive song structures."
Ok, that's quite a lot for most of us to bite off and chew without
choking, but Mosher's third release is just that, and the only way to understand
is to listen no, feel. Take a
handful of Rush, a dash of Symphony X, a pinch of Enigma, and a heavy symphonic
keyboard presence and you've got Virtuality. Mosher
is the main man behind the scenes here, playing just about every instrument,
electronic or not, with the exception of some guitar solos by Todd Corsa on
"Architects of the Divine" and Mickey James on "The Promise of
Truth." Corsa is the main
influence for the Rush sound. His
voice seems to have replicated Rush's Geddy Lee so much that his nickname is
"Shreddy Gee." While
tracks like "The Human Machine" and "Redefine" are
futuristically harmonic to the senses, other tracks seem overindulgent in
length, and the use of electronic keyboards is at times a bit extensive.
Don't get me wrong, the tracks are good, but a master of his craft knows
when enough is enough. Take ATB for
example, the ambient-house techno lord not many of his cuts are more than
five minutes. Don't scrape our ears
against the pavement.
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