Sea Of Tranquility



The Web Source for Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal & Jazz-Fusion
  Search   in       
Main Menu




Psycho Praxis: Echoes From the Deep

Those of you who have been following this site for a while obviously know of my love for all things that help us reminisce about the glorious sounds of the 1970s. Black Widow roster act Psycho Praxis hail from Italy and Echoes From the Deep is their very fine debut album. Images of vintage Jethro Tull, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Atomic Rooster, Quella Vecchia Locanda, Biglietto Per L'inferno, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, and Osanna abound on this hard rocking prog affair.

Plenty of heavy guitar riffs, tasty Hammond organ, flute, and powerful vocals highlight standout tracks such as "Privileged Station", "Hoodlums", and "Noon". If you love Tull albums like Benefit and Aqualung, as well as classic Purple such as Machine Head and Fireball, with of course the flavor of the Italian bands, then this will be a welcome surprise. The swirling Hammond combating the flute & hard rock guitar on many of these songs is just magical, and the vocals, sung in English, have a slight Italian accent to give them a real charm. All the songs run from 5-9 minutes in length, so there is plenty of room for musical fireworks as well as passages of brooding atmosphere. The melancholy "P.S.M." also brings to mind classic Genesis, King Crimson, and Van Der Graaf Generator...just excellent.

Not a bad song in the bunch, and if someone told me this was actually recorded in 1973, I'd believe them in a second. Psycho Praxis have hit a complete home run here, and I can't wait to hear what they come up with next. Vintage heavy prog fans take immediate notice and check this one out!


Track Listing
1. Privileged Station (8:07)
2. P.S.M. (8:17)
3. Hoodlums (7:45)
4. Black Crow (9:09)
5. Awareness (5:56)
6. Noon (7:19)

Added: April 29th 2014
Reviewer: Pete Pardo
Score:
Related Link: Band Facebook Page
Hits: 2039
Language: english

[ Printer Friendly Page Printer Friendly Page ]
[ Send to a Friend Send to a Friend ]

  

[ Back to the Reviews Index ]



© 2004 Sea Of Tranquility
For information regarding where to send CD promos and advertising, please see our FAQ page.
If you have questions or comments, please Contact Us.
Please see our Policies Page for Site Usage, Privacy, and Copyright Policies.

All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owner. The comments are property of their posters, all other content © Sea of Tranquility

SoT is Hosted by SpeedSoft.com