The Darkened Room

Izz - The Darkened Room

The Darkened Room
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Artist: Izz
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-11-17
Music Label: Doone Records
Soundtracks:
  1. Swallow Our Pride
  2. Day of Innocence
  3. Regret
  4. Can't Feel the Earth, Part. I
  5. Ticking Away
  6. Can't Feel the Earth, Part II
  7. Stumbling
  8. The Message
  9. 23 Minutes of Tragedy
  10. Can't Feel the Earth, Part III

Free Music Notes for The Darkened Room

Free Music Review: Yesssss...finally...
Hit: 5 Stars

Well, I reviewed Izz's other disc "I Move" and gave it 5 stars. The only negative I saw in that disk was the music styles seemed to be a little TOO diverse. It ran the gamut from 80's synth pop to classic 70's prog and light jazzy, fusiony and proggy pop ditties in between. It just wasn't too thematically or stylistically coherent other than EVERYthing was stunningly recorded and performed, and I liked 90% of the disk anyway despite the style-differences.

Then I got a hold of "My River Flows". This release was a lot more consistent than "I Move" style-wise, but some of the material didn't seem so well thought-out for song construction...like it was rushed a little bit. Also it seemed like the band didn't quite know how to incorporate 2 drummers and 2 female vocalists in the whole mix. Still "My River Flows" had some great stuff on it, and there are 3 or 4 tracks I like a lot from it.

And then there's "Darkened Room"! Finally the band seems to have put together a very coherent, well-written, thematically-related disc that seriously captures their performance and writing skills in a nice little package. The disk comes across a little darker than the afore-mentioned disks, but the musicianship and vox nicely feed into painting a picture with a consistent theme and feel. The backing female vocals have finally found a nice supporting, but complimentary roll, the drums marry into the arrangements nicely, and though there's definitely some showmanship in the performances, it's done so in a way that's dependably in tune with the whole effort. The mood of the disk is more in the Porcupine Tree vein, a comparison I would have NEVER made on their previous works, but still with very slight jazzy and pop-like touches. Add a dash of early Evanescence (the female vox) and ebon spicing (but not-quite gothic) and you have a great little stew of shadowy, proggy, rock. And lastly, I STILL am a huge fan of the guitarist, Paul "Brems" Bremner. I almost wish the CD had given him more to do, but kudos for the where-needed restraint and contrasting, balls-to-the-wall delivery when cutting loose was required.

What can I say? I was seriously blown away by the disk. Where I felt "I Move" was a weak 5-stars, this thing is a solid, busting at the seams 5-stars. I haven't so thoroughly enjoyed an entire CD from start to finish since I bought Simon Says' "Tardigrade". Great work guys...keep it up!

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