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These eclectic
artists from Singapore confound a listener with a blend of subtle intensity
that melds a sonic percussive overdrive with superb digital delayed guitars
awash in reverb a la U2 The curious anomaly
about The Mother, is not the fact that their musical influences drip with
a seductive honey blend of Euro-British panache; But within this framework,
the vocal inflections are lyrically subliminal & simultaneously analytical
This enigmatic
quality to The Mothers musical cadence & stylistic vision , is further
hypnotizing by the overall dark melodic content & compositional structure
of their work The Mother traverse
far beyond the now generic label of alternative , to a musical plateau
of originality & creative fire that stoke their production components
to an other-wordly feel & flavor all derived of their nocturnal instincts
To take a jewel
of an example , one only need listen to the surreal cut "Little Girl I
Once Knew"-from the "Flush After Use" compilation. This fantastic epic
is a prime example of a stunning song & one that leaps & bounds beyond
contemporary tunes Upon Listening
to a song of this caliber , one comes to the realization that the circumstances
surrounding the birth of The Mother as a formidable world act are a forgone
conclusion The cuts on
the superb "A Dark Trip On The Ill Tip" album offer a plethora of moody
dark post modern songs that shine with finesse & power. A hard edged intensity
filters some of the work & is accented by the astute guitar textures that
are conjured up from a caldron of alternative audio-perception The Mother create
a musical atmospheric depth that is perplexing in its ethereal & ghostly
shadings. One is reminded of the movie "The Crow" ; Wherein the hero has
an air of subterranean sinister quality on the outside of the facade.
In actuality the eternal soul of the character is quite the antithesis
of evil Love & obsession
indeed can have a mesmeric detached aura in it's reflective capacity to
send chills down the spine. Yet within the riveting production of the
Mother's music , is an underlying velvety sheen that is choc-full of melodic
ambiance & minor configurated chordal patterns that would satisfy those
that seek core industrial & hard rock elements Ultimately, the
grandeur of The Mother's sound pierces through the underground metropolis
& brilliantly & defiantly displays it's cunning & chops ; Along with a
cryptic beauty & unique power The Mother display
a magic that many bands aspire to , but fall short. The charisma of understatement
coupled with the attitude that is effortless & yet direct in it's uncanny
ability to beguile Look for The
Mother to crash the shores of North America, Europe & Asia in the near
future. There is an undeniable mysterious energy & magnetic sway that
The Mother bring to the arena of sound The soul that
inhabits the body of The Mother , is one of an enormous magnitude that
cannot be measured or conceived of by the mortal mind. Music of this nature
has a hidden quality that is capable of traversing the world & beyond.
For there are no true barriers for The Mother as a band ; Only those that
are created by the finite limitations of the mind |
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Every
once in a blue moon a band comes along that defies gravity & conventional
audio-physics. The Mother is just that kind of a great mystifying enigmatic
band 
