I open with the lead-in song "Magic of Words." The curtain rises on a celestial atmosphere; almost immediately you can sense yourself being transported to another world. The imagery is bold and vibrant, the canvas dancing with striking colors. Listening to this piece I am reminded of what drew me to Silas' music in the first place--serenity wrapped in so much energy and passion. It isn't often that a song will excite your senses and soothe your inner being at the same time.
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Liner Notes...as I stated earlier, Silas Neptune and Saskia Maxwell are the "mystics behind the curtain." In addition to playing synthesizers, lead guitar, and bass guitar on this album, Silas is also the keyboard master for Ozric Tentacles. Saskia performs lead vocals and acoustic guitar here and is also quite an accomplished dancer. Ed Ozric, Tom Brooks, and Paul Hankin round out the guest musicians on the album.
Learn more about Silas & Saski at Silas&Saski and Facebook. Music can be purchased at their bandcamp site. You can also follow along on Twitter @silasandsaski.
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There are definite top notes of Adrian Belew's "anything's possible" attitude coming through all three songs. Combined with soundscape aromatics of Robert Fripp, the creativity of Frank Zappa, and the ornate stylings of Pandora, this is definitely music to pacify your aura.
The ear candy this week is "Magic of Words." The calm that washes over you as the song opens will guide you through the entire EP. Let Saski's soothing voice sweep you across the prog garden as gentle and free as an eagle soaring across the wide open sky. One of the pleasures of Silas & Saski is their ability to make you forget the madness and mayhem of the moment and allow you to fall into that gentle abyss of mystery and imagination...
So fellow progheads I hope you enjoyed this week's interlude. Silas & Saski will take you to the transcendental side of the prog garden and expand your musical boundaries, much like the Beatles did with Ravi Shankar in the 60's. Every now and then a mind cleanse can be a very good thing...
So the search for all things prog continues...the prog garden is flush with new music and the Closet Concert Arena is the perfect forum for presenting it all to you. I hope you enjoy the journey as much as I do...until next week...