With the references within 05Ric voice this track could have come from the Sylvian/ Fripp collaboration The First Day. This is the only track with any additional input, Gary Sanctuary adding some gorgeous Keith Jarrett influenced piano that fits in and adds to the whole. The title track feels very KCrimsonesque with repeating guitar lines and driving, off-kilter rhythm. The playing shines with inventiveness and includes a jazzy solo from 05Ric.
Goodbye is another fast paced workout 05Ric’s vocal surfing beautifully over the top. Eye is excellent with the two locking in on a variety of textures with fab bass work and a great vocal. Odd.īeyond The ‘A’ is funky and bouncy with added guitar and another lovely solo from 05Ric which shows the versatility of his instrument of choice. Peculiarly, one brief section, due to the phrasing and delivery, sounds like the opening to Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen with different lyrics. The playing, as throughout, is superb and fascinating and there is an incredible amount going on. The twinkling strings and quiet verses of Break open into tougher chorus-like sections.
The drive is there but it is almost impossible to keep up with the variations as they happen. The drumming is complex but also more straight forward. Scar is next, a much more frenetic listen with guitar from Harrison and bass textures emanating from 05Ric’s extended range bass but also a very guitar-like solo. The album is complicated yet accessible and opens itself up with each successive listen as more of the detail becomes apparent. This is not a mish-mash of incomplete ideas but an absorbing glimpse of what two uniquely creative musicians can come up with. It is immediately apparent that this album consists of well put together songs that integrate Harrison’s drum fragments and experimentation sublimely. There is an otherworldly feel with O5Ric’s vocals immediately reminiscent of David Sylvian, his words evocative and interesting, fitting in well with the music. Faith is laid-back in style with washes of strings before a skittering drum pattern emerges. The sound quality is, as you would expect, exemplary on both versions and would make a worthy demonstration disc due to the variety of tones and textures employed.Īlthough Circles is listed as the first track Faith actually opens the disc, the whole track listing running in a different order to the sleeve.
05ric drop circles full#
The two met by chance and collaborate by email and it is testament to their diligence and talent how well they gel, the result being a dazzling amalgam of their individual styles that is both accessible and muso-friendly in its complexity and virtuosity.Ĭircles was self-produced by Harrison and 05Ric and has previously been available online but now gets a full release on Kscope in this 2-disc version which includes a 5.1 surround sound DVD-A mixed by Jakko Jakszyk who is currently adding the same treatment to the next batch of King Crimson reissues. 05Ric has a number of solo albums to his credit and his unusual use of extended range bass with his soulful vocals is a mouth watering combination. He also adds some bass and guitar where necessary. His playing has always been exemplary but it is his ear for an off the wall, novel idea that puts him a cut above other top-draw percussionists. The use of Harrison’s snippets of rhythms is fascinating as, by his own admission, they are fragments that he couldn’t find a home for anywhere else and which blossom in this setting.
This second album from the duo of Porcupine Tree (and “current” King Crimson) drummer Gavin Harrison and multi-instrumentalist/singer 05Ric is a very interesting disc. Rodrigo San Martin – There’s No Way Out.North Atlantic Oscillation – Grappling Hooks.Christina – Broken Lines & Bleeding Hearts.The close relationship between technique and emotion makes this a disk showcasing technical skill and yet so pleasant to listen to from beginning to end. The review by Johan Vaxelaire in Wusik Magazine states: "The qualities present here are the excellent instrument playing of Gavin Harrison on drums the incredible vocal harmonies, sense, and inventiveness and originality of 05ric’s bass playing.
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