Release
date: September 30th
2016. Label: Self Released. Format: CD/DD
Remote
– Tracklisting
1.Ny
Alesund 01:12
2.Aral
Tengizi 05:56
3.Socotra
07:33
4.Bemaraha
05:25
5.Assale
08:04
6.Atacama
05:36
7.Aokigahara
04:18
8.Kerman
07:26
Band
Members:
Àlex
Garcia / Gerard Gual / José Martinez / David Montón
Review:
Remote
is the second album from Spanish Progressive Post-Rock Stoners –
Captains Of Sea And War. I remember listening to their 2014
self-titled debut album and being impressed by their style of highly
anthemic post-rock vibes with a heavy Stoner Rock influence. Fast
forward two years and Remote is here to impress you from the very
start.
Opening
track – Ny Alesund – is a brief semi-acoustic post-rock interlude
before the real business of heavy post-rock/stoner riffs that appear
on the remainder of the album. This is a nicely played track but a
stark contrast to the rest of the album.
Second
track – Aral Tengizi – is where Captains Of Sea And Water create
a powerful musical odyssey by combining Prog Post-Rock Riffs with a
distorted psychedelic stoner rock sound. It has moments of quiet
passages set against the heavir stoner vibes. The band weave an
exciting tale without the need for vocals. If you're a fan of early
era Pelican and Russian Circles then you will find much to enjoy
here.
The
instrumental work sounds fresh and exciting throughout the album. As
Captains Of Sea And Water inject a fresh perspective into the world
of Instrumental Stoner Rock. The production of the album is handled
superbly well though there a few moments where the volume could have
been turned down to get a more dramatic effect.
Remote
gives you the impression that you're on a musical journey of some
sort. With each song representing a chapter in that journey. Some
songs are very emotional such as the excellent third track Socotra
where the band add soothing vocals to the mix.
Captains
Of Sea And War are very much a cinematic band as they create musical
landscapes that demand your full attention. Remote is a very hard
album to define as the band don't favour one genre over the other. So
you end up with a thrilling and quite challenging album to listen to
at times. Though it will appeal to fans of Instrumental Rock/Metal
music the most.
Remote
is an excellent and well rounded album that will last long in the
memory.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
