Local Review: Theta Naught – Something Scientific

Local Review: Theta Naught – Something Scientific

Theta Naught Something Scientific Eden’s Watchtower Theta Naught put the mental back into instrumental. All instrumental all the time, their aptly titled Something Scientific bypasses the borders of known quantum mechanics, not through math metal, as may be expected by the album title, but via the vessel of abstract, mellow, Mazzy Star alterna-rock. They’re mathematical

Local Review: Theta Naught – Abacus

Local Review: Theta Naught – Abacus
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Theta Naught Abacus Eden’s Watchtower Theta Naught = Pink Floyd + Utah Symphony   The opening track of the instrumental Abacus, “Ignition Switch,” reminds me of Pink Floyd’s “Careful With That Axe, Eugene” mixed with a bit of NIN discordance on the wavery, single guitar notes. The thick, layered strings weld perfectly with the guitar

Local Review: DulceSky – Media-Luna/Half-Moon

Local Review: DulceSky – Media-Luna/Half-Moon
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DulceSky Media-Luna/Half-Moon Eden’s Watchtower DulceSky = The Cure + Violet Run – Nirvana worship Once again, DulceSky have delivered a glazed-honey concoction of dense, multi-layered goth-tinged shoegazer; a smooth, dark glide down a river with no reflection, like Ophelia’s ride to her final resting place. The female harmonies are especially potent on Media-Luna, and the