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Dimensionaut is the debut album by British-based band Sound of Contact, and was released worldwide May 2013. The album is a collaborative effort between Simon Collins and Dave Kerzner, founding members of the band. The album features a wide variety of styles and influences from classic rock to progressive rock to alternative rock to space rock. "Not Coming Down" is the album's first released single.
The album was produced by Collins and Kerzner and mixed by Nick Davis.
Concept
Dimensionaut is a concept album. Its plot follows an alienated, unnamed human individual, tired of humanity, who embraces his fate as a traveler of dimensions, time and galaxies upon the arrival of the "Cosmic Distance Ladder." Though unnamed, the protagonist assumes the role of a "dimensionaut" or "dimo," which he declares in the song "I Am (Dimensionaut)." Throughout the story, the dimensionaut constructs his escape from reality, realizing new experiences and encountering love in the process.
Promotion
Sound of Contact began promotion of the album December 2012 by releasing a video teaser in conjunction with an introduction of the band to the press. In March 2013, the band opened for Marillion, during "Marillion Weekend" in Montreal, Quebec, playing a number of songs from Dimensionaut for the first time in front of a live audience. On April 11, 2013, they released a video featuring excerpts from Dimensionaut. Six days prior to the release of Dimensionaut in Europe, a music video for the album's first single, "Not Coming Down," went public.
On June 24, 2013, the band announced its first major North American concert tour, consisting of sixteen shows between August and September 2013. They are expected to perform the entire Dimensionaut album live on tour. The "Bring The Prog Back" North American Tour, as the series of concerts has been called, is slated to feature guest appearances by several bands and musicians including Tom Brislin and Kasim Sulton.
Critical reception
Dimensionaut received both positive and negative reviews. Dawnofthedeaf awarded the album a perfect 5/5 star review, calling it "blinkin' brilliant" Jason Ritchie of Getreadytorock referring to the band's instrumentals as "superb". Metaltalk's Michael Foley mentioned the band's songwriting ability, noting "each song is arranged to enhance the mood and the melody" and "the producers and engineers have given us a warm yet detailed sound". James Davidson of MigMag gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, noting that Collins' drumming "proves he could easily keep up with his father in his prime."
Alan Neilson of Gettothefront gave a negative review of the album, stating, "there are far better ways of spending your time than listening to this escapist, faux sci-fi, juvenile, pompous, decidedly unprogressive music. It cannot be called progressive, when it is such a retrograde step..." He further stated, "Lyrically it is pretty shallow stuff, which is fine when you have outstanding melodies, but this does not" and "there is not enough room on this planet for the Sound of Contact." Carys Jones of Entertainment Focus, gave Dimensionaut 4 out of 5 stars, however, also stated that the song Omega Point "the song sounds like the main reason of it was to make the ending words of every line rhyme, without paying too much attention to the body of the lyrics"
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sound of Contact" | Simon Collins, Dave Kerzner | 2:05 |
| 2. | "Cosmic Distance Ladder" | Matt Dorsey, Kelly Nordstrom, Collins, Kerzner | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Pale Blue Dot" | Collins, Dorsey, Kerzner, Nordstrom | 4:44 |
| 4. | "I Am (Dimensionaut)" | Collins, Kerzner, Nordstrom | 6:25 |
| 5. | "Not Coming Down" | Gene Barnett Siegel, Collins, Kerzner | 6:01 |
| 6. | "Remote View" | Collins, Kerzner, Nordstrom | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Beyond Illumination" | Hannah Stobart, Collins, Kerzner, Nordstrom | 5:53 |
| 8. | "Only Breathing Out" | Collins, Kerzner, Nordstrom | 5:57 |
| 9. | "Realm of In-Organic Beings" | Collins, Kerzner | 2:53 |
| 10. | "Closer To You" | Collins, Dorsey, Kerzner | 5:05 |
| 11. | "Omega Point" | Collins, Dorsey, Kerzner, Nordstrom | 6:30 |
| 12. | "Möbius Slip
| Collins, Dorsey, Kerzner, Nordstrom | 19:36 |
| Total length: | 73:46 | ||
Personnel
- Sound of Contact
- Simon Collins - vocals, drums
- Dave Kerzner - keyboards, backing vocals
- Kelly Nordstrom - guitar, bass
- Matt Dorsey - guitar, bass, backing vocals
- Additional personnel
- Hannah Stobart - vocals
- Wells Cunningham - cello
Production
- Produced by Simon Collins and Dave Kerzner
- Recorded by Chris "Hollywood" Holmes and Mixed by Nick Davis
- Mastered by Gavin Lurssen and Reuben Cohen
References
- ^ Sound of Contact Release Debut Concept Album 'Dimensionaut' & Reveal Live Video. Stereoboard. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Dimensionaut" Album Now Available World-wide! Sound of Contact. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- Dimensionaut Allmusic album page. Allmusic. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ Sound of Contact Signs With InsideOut Prog Rock Magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ Sound of Contact official biography. Sound of Contact. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- INSIDE OUT MUSIC - Sound of Contact - Not Coming Down (Digital single). Inside Out Music. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ Sound of Contact: Not Coming Down - UK Exclusive Video | Prog Magazine. Prog Magazine. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- Announcing Sound of Contact | Sound of Contact. Sound of Contact. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- Sound of Contact LIVE in Montreal March 24 Opening for Marillion | Sound of Contact. Sound of Contact. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- Sound of Contact: Dimensionaut Teaser. Prog Sphere. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- Sound of Contact Announce "Bring The Prog Back" North American Tour | Sound of Contact. Sound of Contact. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- Dawn of the Deaf review. Dawn of the Deaf. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- Album review: SOUND OF CONTACT - Dimensionaut - Get Ready to ROCK! Reviews. Get Ready to Rock. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- Sound of Contact: 'Dimensionaut'. Metaltalk. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ALBUM REVIEW - DIMENSIONAUT by SOUND OF CONTACT | MigMag. MigMag. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- Review: Sound of Contact - Dimensionaut | GetToTheFront. GetToTheFront. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- Sound of Contact - Dimensionaut album review - Entertainment Focus. Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
External links
- Sound of Contact official website
- 'Sound of Contact:' Dimensionaut album preview, album track listing.