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Coaxial – Coaxial
Reviewed by Mike
Coaxial is composed of vocalist Beegs Alchemy and instrumentalist/beat guy David K. This is their first full length release, which came out in summer of 2006. The self titled album flew under the radar of many review sites, so we are giving it our treatment.
1. It’s Not My Voice: 8.7
Kicks off with a gigantic choir sound with a hypnotic beat. Beegs angrily raps “It’s not my voice inside my head”, throwing a nod to Roger Waters art rock epic, “Brain Damage”. There’s a simple downscale piano riff interplaying with the choir which creates a feeling of power, yet uneasiness.
2. Accept Your Insanity: 7.0
Spinning beats travel around a mellow bass line, while Beegs sings about “trapped souls fighting for control”. A venomous track with a bewitching female vocal gently lapping against the harder parts.
3. Once Against: 8.0
“sophisticated mythology confuses me”. Beegs seems to be setting a theme of materialism and fighting some unseen power. The music is especially interesting, with Hollywood bluster and effects.
4. Recluse: 8.0
Trip hop beats mingle with downtempo guitar samples, creating a swirling atmosphere, perhaps a cease fire as those at war collect their dead……
5. Hello Andromeda: 7.0
Deep voice samples greet the “Andromeda”.
6. The Collapse of Polaris: 8.5
Fantastic interplay of beat, strings, synth lines and vocals creates an atmosphere of dread. “Nurturing the soft molecules of the demon’s glare”. I don’t know what the hell that is, but I like it.
7. The Obscure Torment: 8.0
Bright overprocessed synth lines open the tune, creating a paranoid, excited feeling. It doesn’t last long however as the track is under two minutes. Beegs seems to just be rattling off lyrics he thinks might fit. It works, however.
8. Illusion: 9.0
After the paranoia of “The Obscure Torment”, we are greeted with very soft guitar and trip hop beats. We’ve heard this sort of thing before, but this is well done – revealing David K’s audio-skills.
9. Dragonsnot: 8.0
The track opens with a gigantic “When the Levee Breaks” beat. Swirling synth lines and downscale tones create the feeling of dread/drama that seem to be this record’s trademark.
” I realized I was being watched by a girl wearing too much mascara
so I made and ugly face and tried to scare her”
It’s been a long time since I heard someone try and match “mascara” with “scare her”.
10. Strange Days: 6.0
” Is this simplicity or mass confusion”. Materialism, confusion, consume.
11. Document the Monster: 8.6
The intro sounds like alien creatures trying to communicate with each other, then an ominous beat kicks in, rotating in between this communication. Beegs wants us to “document the monster”, and the “data doesn’t compute”. It’s a mess out in space.
12. Mold: 9.0
A laid back, jazzy interlude that is the build-up before the final storm. Once again, Coaxial completely excels at creating an interesting atmosphere. It’s a musical reflection at what we just passed on the album, and a warning of what’s to come at the same time.
13. Galatic Tsunami: 9.0
The final storm. “Being able to recognize one molecule in the flow?”. This is a lament of the universe, down to it’s most minute detail. Is the human race dying off? Are aliens killing us off? Are we killing ourselves?
“the landscape… it’s changed, it’s public. You’ll live here, love it”. After this line, the song tails off into resignation with a sprinkling piano sound leading the way over what was, and what’s to come….and then it builds back up again into a fierce machine, defiant to the oppressing force.
Album Total: 8/10
Response Keywords after hearing this album:
Power, swirling, wordy, angry, dread, fight, excitement, adventure, hypnotic, ridiculous
Coaxial’s self titled is an fine piece of work, creating a unique mood and challenging the listener. Because of this it’s recommended for someone looking for a changeup from their regular collection. At points Beeg’s style feels like Rambo opening up on some enemy, but Rambo was a good shot, and so are Coaxial.
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