Insight & Critique
  • DAC
  • Indie Music Album Reviews
  • About
  • Submissions
  • Top albums
  • Features
  • Contact

Recover The Satellite - ​Fiction

12/12/2015

0 Comments

 
Picture
Recover The Satellite

​Fiction
self-released; 2015

3.4 out of 5

By Ted Rogen

Daniel Knight aka Recover The Satellite recently released an album entitled Fiction, which has been in the works for about the last five years. It’s an instrumental album that basically revolves around the guitar that is backed by drums and bass. Knight dabbles in a bit of post-rock, metal, rock and some other sub-genres. It’s a good eclectic mix that left me engaged.

None of the songs arch the three-minute mark and some of the songs felt like they could have easily gone passed that. I’m not sure if Knight just ran out of ideas or just wanted to make the album feel like one piece. I have to say I felt it worked better as one long piece of music because the songs felt like they needed the other songs to work. 

Knight recorded this album DIY style and I was impressed by what I heard. The guitars and bass sound great. Knight used MIDI drums and I can still hear when the drums are programmed opposed to a person playing behind a kit. Although I would have liked to hear an actual person Knight does a good enough job programming that he was able to get away with it.

The album opens with “The Journey Home” where Knight flexes some of his technical muscles on the electric guitar. There are some post-rock elements to the song but also some Joe Satriani type lead work, which gave it an interesting vibe, It reminded me a bit of Deafheaven. It feels like a meaty song compared to some of the other ones. 

Next up is “The Show” which establishes a great groove but doesn’t go anywhere. It rides for about two minutes before fading out. “The Fix” is an intense melting stew of guitar that goes on for about two minutes and that also happens to fade out into “Fiction.” “Fiction” certainly has elements of bands like Explosions In The Sky. “Isn’t Really Fiction At All” felt like a transition piece that goes into another transition piece called “Breathe.” He closes with a familiar mellow post-rock piece called “Little Bear.”

There is a nice flow to Fiction from the beginning to the end and that is the strongest aspect on this album. A number of the songs simply are not fleshed out enough to stand on their own. Knight has some talent but it feels as if there might be more there. If you are going to listen to Fiction I would press play on the first song and listen till the whole album is over.
Tweet
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

       Critique/insight

    We are dedicated to informing the public about the different types of independent  music that is available for your listening pleasure as well as giving the artist a professional critique from a seasoned music geek. We critique a wide variety of niche genres like experimental, IDM, electronic, ambient, shoegaze and much more.

    Tweets by divideanconqer
    Are you one of our faithful visitors who enjoys our website? Like us on Facebook


    Archives

    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012

Company

About
Contributors

Newsletter

Newsletter
Book Your Band

© Divide and Conquer 2021. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • DAC
  • Indie Music Album Reviews
  • About
  • Submissions
  • Top albums
  • Features
  • Contact