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Yeti Rain: Nest of Storms

The duo of William Kopecky (bass, wind drum) and Roger Ebner (sax, wind synth, wind drum), better known as Yeti Rain, are back with their second CD, titled Nest of Storms, their follow-up to 2007's Discarnate. The band now finds themselves on the Crimsonic label, but this change has not effected their music one bit, as Nest of Storms continues their journey into dark, ambient soundscapes and frightening avant-garde aural nightmares. The opening two cuts "AA" and "Nest of Storms" are menacing pieces, Kopecky's angular bass throbbing through the mix while Ebner's sax squonks and screams, creating a truly monstrous glob of terrifying sounds. Fans of the early 70's Tangerine Dream albums will love "Ulalume", a haunting exploration into dark space, complete with spooky wind synth that creates that confining feeling of pressure, interrupted on by the occasional sax burst or bass flutter. A truly frightening piece that really is a good example of what effective 'space music' is all about. Things stay on a similar path on the space-meets-avant jazz number "Mad As Birds", with Ebner stabbing through the cosmos with his obnoxious sax lines for a chilling listening experience, while "Heart Wakes", with its eerie spoken word passages and nightmarish soundscapes, reminds of a dark meeting between Tangerine Dream and Pink Floyd. Kopecky comes out of his shell in a big way on the bombastic "Map of Aggravations", his bass grooves thick and intimidating, and he even drops in some fleet fingered lines on the epic closer 'Star-Drilled Void", a 13-minute piece driven by floating wind synth colors and Kopecky's Zappa-ish lead bass explorations.

In the end, Nest of Storms is darker, deeper, more spacious, more ominous, and more daring than Discarnate, and a release that bridges the gap between ambient, space rock, prog, and avant-garde jazz quite nicely. Check it out.
Track Listing
1) AA
2) Nest of Storms
3) Ulalume
4) Mad As Birds
5) Heart Wakes
6) Map of Aggravations
7) Star-Drilled Void

Added: May 4th 2008
Reviewer: Peter Pardo
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Related Link: William Kopecky/Yeti Rain Website
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Language: english

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