Press- Reviews
Nov. 07/ 2010--Review of "The Bermuda Triangle" in Peacedogman (thanks to Cardona):
Rating: 4/5
"Three years have passed since we reviewed an album called "Desert Opuses" by Winnipeg's HIGH WATT ELECTROCUTIONS. In short, the album was an exploratory, mostly instrumental stoner rock opus that, much like SOUVENIR'S YOUNG AMERICA, used layers upon layers of guitar and keyboard to paint a mental image of a mystical desert. By contrast, this latest release, "The Bermuda Triangle," is designed to take listeners to a very different place. Band leader Ryan Electrocution is flying solo through a single track nearly 40 minutes in length (!), and if solitary, headphones-on-skull consumption was a friendly recommendation last time, it's an absolute must this time around. The heavy fuzz of the previous album has mostly been omitted, and the percussion has been kept to a bare minimum. Instead, the dream-like guitar effects, delicate keyboard and barely noticeable vocal padding (again, the reason for the term "mostly instrumental") serve to relax listeners rather than challenge them. But while the album is left in an unkempt, single-track format, there are clear transitions in style and mood that keep things interesting and flowing in unison, much like the ocean itself. What we're left with is something that's vast, mysterious and at times chaotic, but not altogether uninviting.
As is the case with any true work of art, it's all left to the interpretation of the listener, and we certainly wouldn't impress on listeners exactly how to take this album. We can only Mr. Electrocution intended - as indicated by the album title at least - to create an aquatic atmosphere, there may be an infinite number of places "The Bermuda Triangle" may take you. Me? I played this one while watching the latest Disney Blu-ray "Oceans" on mute. Not only did it serve as the perfect soundtrack to the hi-def imagery, but I also didn't miss Pierce Brosnan's commentary one bit! Any album that can replace James friggin' Bond is certainly worth a look-see in my book. Even folks who generally shy away from this sort of album may be shocked as to how easily they too can get lost in "The Bermuda Triangle."
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