BIRTH "Descending Us"

https://birthprog.bandcamp.com
Bad Omen Records are proud to announce the signing of Birth, a group who arrive via a particularly magical portal on the space-time continuum to deliver a third-eye-cleansing blast of vibrant progressive rock, replete with grandiose cinematic scope and psychedelic intensity on their debut ep.

The journey began, for two members of this entourage, with Astra: San Diego’s mighty builders of psychic bridges between the Roger Dean-decorated landscapes of the ‘70s and new sonic frontiers, whose albums ‘The Weirding’ (2009) and ‘The Black Chord’ (2012) stand proud as two of the greatest progressive achievements of this century thus far. Possessing a questing spirit as strong as their love for the classics, in 2017 Astral travellers Conor Riley and Brian Ellis have joined forces with Psicomagica rhythm section of Trevor Mast and Paul Marrone (drums on this recording) to transcend era and archetype, creating a soundtrack for an epic sci-fi saga on an imaginary timeline, on a long forgotten and overgrown planet.

The roots of said overgrowth may well lead some listeners back to the wide-eyed days of the early 70’s, offering shades of ‘The Yes Album’, the wayward serenades of Van Der Graaf Generator, the demented potency of King Crimson and even the stellar travelogue of Far East Family Band. Yet with those roots planted deep in such psychic territory and expressive techniques, Birth can stretch their vines upward and allow their collective imagination to reach fresh and unfathomable new heights in their planet's atmosphere. Elegiac mellotron-assisted songcraft, richly melodious abandon and monumental solo passages thus join forces to result in a richly affecting kosmische melancholia.

Herein lies head-spinning alchemy in aural form - a thrilling celestial collision of delirious fantasy, lysergic sonic adventure and thundering jam-room chemistry. Get on board this spacecraft and sample Birth’s world of perpetual renewal.

Conor Riley - Keyboards / Acoustic Guitar / Vocals
Brian Ellis - Lead Guitar / Keyboards
Trevor Mast - Bass

Drums on this recording: Paul Marrone

Bandcamp: https://birthprog.bandcamp.com
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