LOGOS AFFINITY: Affini Logue

Logos Affinity

Affini Logue

© 1998 Eckler/Hall/Marks/Van Natta

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Progressive Rock incorporating various aspects of classical, classic rock, funk, fusion, techno, and folk

tracks

1 Conundrum Summit
2 Walk The Line
3 Tumbleweed
4 The Path Yrbesque
5 The Pedestrian Zone
6 Suitor In Black
7 My Regina
8 Aisle Of Alms
9 Antrim
10 Causeway
11 Guft
12 Song Of Boethius
13 Isle Of Alms
14 Horse And Carriage

notes

From listen.com:
Mid-'70s style Art Rock gets a modern update, with folky acoustic guitars finding their way into slippery keyboard laden instrumentals. Jazzy harmonies and complex rhythms abound.

From Broadjam.com:
"The Path Yrbesque (radio edit)"
Wow! Amazing instrumentation/arrangement. Extremely complex orchestration and tempo changes. Great recording. I don't know if it really fits into a standard "Pop" category, perhaps a finer niche is needed.

"Suitor In Black" (Top rank - #8 Broadjam Maryland, #10 Broadjam Mid-Atlantic)
Nice job .. very easy listening .. where's my wine and cigar? Good musicianship.

"The Pedestrian Zone" (Top rank - #7 Broadjam Mid-Atlantic)
Cool song, great organ sound, rhythm is really human....

"Walk the Line" (Top rank - #5 Broadjam Mid-Atlantic, #6 Broadjam Rock)
Strange but cool beginning. Interesting choice for the guitar sound. Love the Clavi piano. Band has a unique sound!!! Kinda mellow, awesome adlib and sound FX... Keep on jammin' guys!

From Radio Xymphonia, Holland:
...we've played two songs from Affini Logue in our program.... First "Horse And Carriage," the great finale of "The Isle Of Alms Suite", which is until this last part is quite relaxed, with - like the rest of the album - a lot of beautiful acoustic guitars. Then "The Path Yrbesque." We think the vocal melody is very strong and rich, just as it is in the other Ellsworth Hall composition, "Suitor In Black."

Our overall opinion of the album is quite positive. Of course you can see and hear it is an independent release, but especially because of that Logos Affinity presents itself as a highly original band, that should have the chance to make an album for a big company within the progressive rock scene without losing their unique sound. As we said, we like the vocal parts a lot, together with the acoustic guitars that create a strange mixture with the electronic drums.

From Russell Hammond, Australia:
Firstly, I really like the album. It has a variety of tracks (but not too varied) that shows that the guys will never be bored writing music. I can hear influences from other bands and artists but in all cases there is a uniqueness that ensures the band will never be accused of plagiarism.

One word that came to mind regarding the album was 'thoughtful'. It never sounded rushed or hurried and everything fits. I don't know how much work went into selecting the correct 'sound' for the electric guitars or synths (piano and acoustic guitar aren't hard to sound right if they are tuned properly) but there are some great sounds. The whole band plays really well.

Another observation was that there wasn't anything added for the sake of 'filling things in'. I noticed no drums in parts of some tracks and on others there was a 'gap' where only drums and bass were heard. To me this is the sign of a song writer/s being confident/mature enough not to 'take over' the track and impress the listener.

I feel there is a bit of Brand X or Alan Holdsworth influences in there.

...sounded a bit Greensladeish (if there is such a word) in parts and then I thought Rick Wakeman had joined the band.

...on closer listening I'm sure I hear Robert Fripp's favourite keyboard ...

What the world needs is more reed organ (a throwback to my Jethro Tull days when David Palmer was in the band).

From ProgressoR, the Uzbekistan Progressive Rock Pages:
... no matter how accessible or complex their music is, the only point I 'seriously' need to be at least satisfied with it is a fact of originality. And it turned out that the music Logos Affinity compose and perform is free of any direct influences... In any case, this album is better than a lot of "incubatory" wannabees whose professional capabilities don't satisfy me at all because all I hear in their music are just structures, schemes, themes, arrangements and solos that were stolen from the most successful Neo bands (most often from Marillion) practically entirely, but, what's the worst thing, these stolen (originally wonderful) things sound always terribly, performed by the progiarists (plagiarists of Prog).

From Progression Magazine:
...contains some lovely vocal melodies arranged in a majestic Emerson, Lake and Palmer vein with anthemic synthesizer accompaniment...

...after some delicate, pretty vocals cuts loose with a fairly decent, mid-Genesis-type instrumental romp...

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  • Fantastic original sound. Influences range from Genesis, Zappa, King Krimson, Ye

    This CD spoke to me. As a fan of early 70s ARTROCK this was a delight. There is acoustic guitar blended with analog synth work, piano, and nice vocals. Influences range from the best of the "big five" of Progressive Rock. Listen for creative originality in a familiar context. This one shows us Prog has a place in the new millenium.

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