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Sonic Codex

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so here is the story: I was in Buffalo to see Vander Graaf Generator/ Strawbs back in 2009 ...few minutes after I found a seat and settled, I noticed this strange-sounding, industrial-prog playing through the speakers. It grabbed my attention after a few seconds and gradually I could hear it even better through the incredibly loud, beer-induced chatter of the crowd. The music had such a genuinely ominous power and presence that I could not wait anymore and walked my way through the crowd to the p.a. and got this weird name on a piece of paper: Eivind Aarset: "Sonic Codex". It's not easy to confess, considering how much I love Strawbs and VGG, but the best thing that happened to me that night was finding about this album.

To wrap up, this is a dark , industrial, and even symphonic venture . "Sonic Codex" does fit into my definition of a progressive-rock album and it fits there just fine. Now go and get it!!

Another great CD from Eivind Aarset. Very unique soundscapes with a nice dark/industrial edge to them, the variety of tones the Aarset coaxes from his guitar is remarkable. This is excellent music to enjoy with headphones as there are a lot of nuances to pick up on with close listening. Also highly recommended is the "Live Extracts" CD which contains live versions of several of the songs from this release.

You can probably find it much cheaper than $25 if you do some digging. From Amazon UK the price is about $15 US factoring in some pricey shipping to the US.

It is impossible to describe, listen you will like it.