Songs like “Triangle”, “18 People Live In Harmony”, “Scissor Lock”, “Of The Room”, “Whoa Is Me”, and “The Canyon Behind Her” all show off his talent as a lyricist and story teller. His ability to turn a phrase almost has a magical quality to it. He is terrific at painting a picture with words. His performance ranges from haunting on tracks like “Same Ol’ Road” and “Scissor Lock” to soaring on tracks like “Convalescent”, “Of The Room”, “Whoa Is Me”, and “The Canyon Behind Her”. Gavin Hayes’ vocal performance is top notch.
#Dredge el cielo cracked#
“This drought is leaving me with cracked soil and brown leaves, floating on a dry lake bed with a dry mouth and a foggy head, waiting for the snow, when the water comes I will overflow, I will overflow.” – lyrics from “Whoa Is Me” by dredg “Brushstroke: Reprise” takes us back briefly down that “same old road again.” “Brushstroke: An Elephant In The Delta Waves” has a middle-eastern influence with a beautiful female vocal performance over the top. It is one of my favorite tracks on the record. “Brushstroke: Walk In The Park” is a beautiful piano and strings piece. “Brushstroke: New Heart Shadow” brings a sort of jazzy vibe. Each one is unique and sets itself apart from the others.
#Dredge el cielo full#
These interludes are every bit as enjoyable as the full songs that come before and after them. The album is broken up by several interludes called “Brushstrokes”. It is hard not to find yourself moved by the poetic lyrics in songs like “Same Ol’ Road”, “Sorry But It’s Over”, “Scissor Lock”, “Whoa Is Me”, and “The Canyon Behind Her”. As previously mentioned, the album is influenced by concepts dealing with sleep paralysis, lucid dreaming, and the five stages of change. Lyrically, the record is beautifully haunting and often emotional. At times they show a bit of a jazz influence (“Whoa Is Me”) then they hit you with something that seems very reminiscent of middle-eastern music (“Brushstroke: An Elephant In The Delta Waves”).
At times they go from atmospheric (“Sorry But It’s Over”) to a taste of anthemic (“Sanzen”). It seems that the band draws its musical influences from a variety of different types of music. Musically, this is very much a progressive rock record. This is followed by the voice of singer Gavin Hayes. We also get a hint of Mark Engles guitar work as the track starts to unfold. In fact, Dino’s drums and Drew’s bass really carry this opening track for the most part. Right away we are introduced to dredg’s extremely talented rhythm section of drummer Dino Campanella and bassist Drew Roulette. The first brushstrokes give way to the first full musical piece on the record, “Same Ol’ Road”. They have a very in-depth article touching on the heady concepts in this record. If you’d like to learn more about these concepts, I highly recommend checking out. The entire record is inspired by this painting and built around concepts of sleep paralysis, lucid dreaming, and the five stages of change. You can see the painting for yourself here.
The letters in the track’s title actually refer to the name of a painting by the late Salvador Dali, Dream Caused By The Flight Of A Bee Around A Pomegranate One Second Before Awakening. The beginning washes of color as the artist begins his masterpiece. It’s the sound of an artist’s brush against canvas. The record opens with a track titled “Brushstroke: DCBTFOABAAPOSBA”. I recommend blocking out some time where there are no distractions, finding the best set of headphones you can, and closing your eyes while you let dredg take you on a journey. You simply have to experience it to truly grasp what a beautiful record this is. I have often described this record to people that have never heard it before as “poetry in motion.” I’m not even sure that those words accurately do it justice. The record I’m referring to is the 2002 release from dredg, “el cielo”. It introduced me to a new side of music that I don’t really think I new existed until then. Today’s article is taking a look back at a record that helped to shape my concepts of what music is and what it could be. One of the things that I will be regularly writing about on this site is retrospective looks at records that had an influence on me or that I truly enjoyed. “Here we go down that same old road again, sympathy unfolds the shell that holds, all beauty within” – lyrics from “Same Ol’ Road” by dredg
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