Builders
Of Cosmos – Tracklisting
1.Intro
06:53
2.Alone
With You 04:44
3.Lucid
Dreams 04:41
4.Builders
Of Cosmos 06:45
5.Over
& Over 05:00
6.Lost
Again 04:32
Band
Members:
Matteo
Signanini: Guitar, Voice
Andrea
Ricci: Guitar
Richard
Silvaggio: Bass, Voice
Pietro
Virgilio: Drum
Review:
Italian
Stoner Rockers – Orion – play a vast psychedelic blend of spaced
out stoner rock that allows the band to mix different noises and
vibes to their heavy sound. Orion’s debut album – Builders Of
Cosmos - is a thrilling spectacle from start to finish and one that
should be appeal to fans such as Truckfighters, ENOS, Monster Magnet
and Red Fang.
Opening
track – Intro – is an almost seven minute instrumental track that
crackles with distorted fuzz. Orion add distorted layers of noise
that maybe too jarring for some. Short soundclips appear now and
again but it’s the heavy thumping riffs that shows where the bands
talent and vision lies.
Second
track – Alone With You – sees Orion add vocals to the album and
they are almost drowned out by the heavy distorted riffs but you can
fully understand what is being sung. Alone With You is one of the
standout tracks on the album.
One
of the best things about this album is the speed Orion plays their
music at. This is a very fast-paced album as Orion play at such an
exciting pace you can be forgiven for missing some of the music the
first time you listen to the album. Third track – Lucid Dreams –
offers a harder edged Desert/Stoner Rock sound but matched with a
more psychedelic spaced out sound. The vocals impress yet again as
they have a distinctive vintage feel. Maybe the vocals could have
done with more volume so they’re not completely drowned out by the
instrumental work.
Fourth
track – Builders Of Cosmos – is where Orion finally starts to
create their own sound by offering a heavier style of fuzz/spaced out
riffs. The vocals take centre stage as for once they’re not drowned
out by superb riffs. Maybe that’s Orion’s style but I find this
is where the band finds the perfect balance between the vocals and
riffs. They work in almost perfect Stoner Rock harmony.
The
final two tracks – Over & Over and Lost Again – offer ten
minutes of two final rounds of spaced out psychedelic stoner magic.
Both songs have a more manic energy compared to the earlier tracks. I
don’t know if the band are speeding things up as they know the end
is almost upon us. The final ten minutes do feel a little rushed at
times but it shouldn’t spoil your overall enjoyment of the album.
I’m
a huge fan of the Italian Stoner Rock/Metal scene and Orion is another
example why the Italian scene is thriving at the moment. Orion may
not bring anything new to the genre but which band does. What Orion
do bring is a keen talent for writing great songs you will be listening to for a long time to come. Builders Of Cosmos is a fantastic album. Check it out. You won’t
be sorry.
Words
by Steve Howe
