It has never happened to me before but this album was collecting dust waiting to be reviewed for months. But here it is after all! The first impression I got from the weird cover. You can see distorted faces and multiple eyed faces that make you wonder if you're squinting or if you can expect some psychedelic rock. The first song seems to give the last idea some credit with its schizophrenic guitars. Two separate guitars play different schemes, filled with numerous lead playing. It's not hard music in the sense that the guitars have no aggressive tones, the drums are a bit distant and the smoky singing sounds relaxed. So, the overall feel is that of laid back rock music that happens to be embedded in the seventies. The lead guitar playing is clearly blues influenced and blues is present on the rest of Manipulated D.N.A. as well. The first track also has a tiny bit of a jazz rock flavor. The album is a collection of songs as well as a collection of musical directions. Only Could This Be has a metal influence while progressive rock dominates all over. The use of clarinet in various songs adds a singular tone. The playing is good and the production, though not heavy, is well. As this is quite an uncommon release for me to review you act wisely to give it a serious listen when you're interested.
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