great album!!, if you like instrumental music that is overtly complex and chaotic!. There are a lot of mellow sections in the music which would probably make it more accessible than your average extreme metal record. Even though there is a track listing, it seems that the record is one extended instrumental. Every thing is clearly mixed, guitars, Bass, Drums, Keyboards/samples etc. The standout feature is definitely the guitar work, leads remind me of Alan Holdsworth or Pat Metheney at times sounding very alien and unusual. Overall 8.5/10. Worth repeated listens, good as background music whilst doing something creative.
Animals as Leaders features Tosin Abasi on all instruments (except drums, programmed by Misha Mansoor), and is an exhibition of extreme technical prowess, expressed subtly and tastefully. Before purchasing this album, I had seen youtube videos of Tosin performing the songs "CAFO" and "Song of Solomon" (which remains a favourite!), and was pleasantly surprised with the innovation and style shown here which for some reason had escaped my eye previously. If anyone is interested in Tosin's music, the first stop would be the EMG videos on youtube. 8-string guitars were used for the recording of this album - and of course, the immediate thought would be that the bass would sound muddy, and indistinguishable as guitar rhythm. However, this is not at all an accurate discription of the music; the bass is well-defined and not overpowering when distorted, and when clean, it sounds like a bass - very reminiscent of the style once implemented by Charlie Hunter, with complex bass-lines and leads performed at once on the same instrument. The self-titled Animals as Leaders record is overall an amazing production, strongly recommended for listening.Read full review
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Shredding 8 string guitar playing...many tempo changing..if you looking shredding metal guitar playing style but still have groove and can headbanging animal as leaders is the answer
I may be a horrible speller, but my expertise is music. Animals as Leaders is such a unique band. One of the few instramental bands I listen to because it is the heavier side of classical. I see such an extrodinary array of colors in my mind when I listen to this band.
Great Cd from an obvious musical genus, I think this Kid is the new Eddie Van Halen of our time,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
C'est un très bon album et une belle découverte. J'ai connu ce groupe grâce à leur clip que j'ai trouvé sur youtube.
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