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SandStone - "Looking For Myself"

Reviewed by: Jerry Lucky
Genre: Prog Rock
Country: Poland
Language: English
Length: NA
Release Date: 5/2006
Label:
Prog Rock Records
Band Members: Marcin Zmorzynski vocals Arkadiusz Magner drums
  Jarek Niecikowski guitars Marcin Mathiak bass guitar
  Grzegorz Marecik keyboards
     
Track Listing: 1.)- Like A thought  
  2.)- Keep the Faith
  3.)- Looking For Myself  
  4.)-Youth  
  5.)- Birth of My Soul  
  6.)-Sunrise  
     
The Review

Like all forms of music, progressive rock has changed over the years. New sounds, new styles, and new influences are constantly being incorporated into the musical panoply. However no style seems more prevalent than the guitar heavy prog-metal feel. To my ears how this aggressive style is incorporated into a wider musical pallet is the true test of a band’s compositional and arranging skills. And on that score the new Polish band Sandstone score top marks with their first full CD entitled Looking for Myself. This is so much more than just heavy guitar and double kick drum pyrotechnic. ***

Sandstone formed in 2001 as a four piece playing originally what would be described as progmetal. The members included Marcin Zmorzynski (vocals), Arkadiusz Magner (drums), Jarek Niecikowski (guitars), and Marcin Mathiak (bass). All was well but they soon realized that in order to convey the sound they heard in their heads they needed the added depth of a keyboard player so they added Grzegorz Marecik (keyboards). Their original demo received positive response which prompted them to produce Looking for Myself a CD of compositions all dealing with the journey of a young man’s search for love. ***

The six compositions are mostly longer, two are over seven minutes, two over nine and one is a little over fifteen minutes. The shortest piece clocks in at just over five minutes. Having mentioned the sub-genre term prog metal a couple of times so far I think it’s important to point out this is not an overly heavy sounding record. There are brief moments where the guitar displays a serious crunch and the bass and drums drive the rhythm but over-all the music of Sandstone displays a much wider pallet. Some have pointed out a Dream Theatre influence, but Sandstone are nowhere near that heavy and tend to infuse their music with much more keyboard work. And while the music is not overly complex, there are plenty of times where it changes tempo or mood to fit the lyrics, or the arrangement takes a song in a different direction. There will be bursts of aggressive musicianship that create tension which ultimately find release in more spacious elements of each composition. It’s an interesting combination that seems to work well. ***

Poland has an established history when it comes to progressive rock. That not only includes bands like SBB in the seventies or Riverside in more recent years. You can now add Sandstone into the mix. They have a sound that is uniquely their own and it’s a good one. As a debut disc Looking for Myself has a lot to offer progressive rock fans. ***

 

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