catalogue

GORGE, THE

MECHANICAL FICTION (PELAGIC)

GORGE, THE - MECHANICAL FICTION 154006
format:
1 LP
release:
28.07.2023
label:
PELAGIC
genre:
Metal
item ID:
154006
barcode:
4059251540069
Born from their shared love for heavy music and 20 years of experience in playing together, THE GORGE consists of four jazz musicians who use the project as a creative outlet besides their day jobs as session musicians and music educators.

Triangulating the chaotic yet groovy energy and the guitar masterclass of Botch with the riffage of Mastodon and the nimble instrumental intricacy of Animals as Leaders or Intronaut, Mechanical Fiction is an immensely ear-pleasing collection of tasty riffs and complex compositions that are nonetheless free-flowing like a river smoothly carving its winding path through a rugged landscape.

With their third full-length album, THE GORGE take you on a giant voyage of discovery from which an incredible amount of joy can be experienced.

Besides being wizards at their instruments, the quartet from St. Louis also prove to be incredible composers who know when to shine and when to take a step back, which is a rare feat in progressive music these days.

The final track «Wraith» offers a sublime moment in which the band's compositional skill and emotional lyrics come together to offer one last opportunity for respite and consideration.

Among the giant synthesizers, slow syncopated riffing and dying screams we are all laid to rest with our faces towards the sunset.

Having come to the end of a life's journey, THE GORGE ofer us the thing that we have all longed for: release from the bonds of our Mechanical Fiction.

FOR FANS OF Mastodon, Intronaut, Botch, Between the Buried and Me, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Meshuggah, Animals As Leaders
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. SYNAPSE MISFIRE
  • 1.2. REMNANTS OF GRIEF
  • 1.3. PRESENCE
  • 1.4. BENEATH THE CRUST
  • 1.5. A DECISION WAS MADE
  • 1.6. EARTHLY DECAY
  • 1.7. MECHANICAL FICTION
  • 1.8. WRAITH