Birth: Born

Regardless of what the bands over wordy press release may well say, this is to all intents and purposes good old fashioned Progressive Rock.

Working out of San Diego, Birth (featuring former members of the now defunct Astra) have created what is ultimately a fairly decent Prog Album with its musical roots firmly planted in the 1970`s, and dominated by the clever use of the Mellotron and the trusty old Hammond B3. So if you’re looking for sonic touchstones well then it’s the likes of Yes, King Crimson as well as VDGG.

Six tracks spread over a running time of 42 minutes which means that most tracks are fairly lengthy in nature, of which 2 are instrumentals (the title track and Cosmic Tears) both are songs that delve deep into the Prog world as well as touching on some aspects of Jazz fusion too, and really do sound as though they were recording sometime in the early 70`s.

As for the rest of the material, it’s generally on point with an air of authenticity to it. The vocals don`t really do much for me personally, but that’s more than made up for with the excellent musicianship with the albums longest track `For Yesterday` being the stand out, and displays a band very much in tune with their many influences.

Is this a startling original album? No, but it is a record that will keep fans that still yearn for the expansive musings of their aforementioned influences more than content.

Track Listing
1.Born
2.Descending
3.For Yesterday
4.Cosmic Tears
5.Another Time
6.Long Way Down

Added: July 27th 2022
Reviewer: Malcolm Smith
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