THE MORE ESCAPES: 11 hope

The More Escapes

11 hope

© 2006 The more escapes (837101199803)

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Brooklyn has been spewing out genre-bending bands for some time now,and The More Escapes is the latest one jumping out at us. They have decided to run with what they do best, to what is purest to them, with no consideration on how to best "impress" the listener, or for that matter, the industry. Yet they manage to do exactly that.

The proof? Well, right from the gun they tear apart formats. Does track 1 "Dummit" contain only verses? Or only chorus's? There's no way to tell. They bring back "format" in track 3 with "7 Seconds", and then
take us to an eerie guitar driven electronic twist on track 4 with "Funny". (are they allowed to use both electronic drums and live drums on the same CD? )

Apparently, they are. Even in the same song. The 7th track, "May December", starts with "noisesque" drums over hard guitars only to drop to a hip hop flavour electronic beat. And then back again.

If you want commercial, and possibly the least dark track on 11 Hope, you get it on "Foolia". Sweet melodies with steady music. Listen for the drums moving from verse to chorus, very cool.

They pick up a guest singer on "Croton-Harmon", and give us a guitar/hip hop groove with beautiful backups. This is the song to force your "other" to listen to when things get out of control.

"Mirror", track 10, is the 1st song over 4 minutes. I wont even attempt to explain this song. (but we should ask how they can make 1 word fill a space that most would put 10 words)

Track 11, "Darkness", with it's quick acapella intro, and screamed melody, keeps you wanting more.

Track 12, Apology To My Left Hand, is sullen, and more sullen, with drums on 1 side, guitars on another.

Track 13, "Thanks", takes you on an 8 minute journey. From a seemingly desperate intro, to an angry drop, and an instrumental in the middle that explodes to the final chorus, it finishes on an outro that just melts away.

Mainly vocals with guitars (progressively layering in) on the 14th track, "Stay". Very raw. This might be the hidden gem on the CD. Can't quite figure out if it's a happy or sad song.

"Trees" is as much a ride as a song can be. Just be prepared for the swell...the drop...the swell..and then the drop into something completely different. If your patience is short, they end the CD with an acoustic version of part of this masterpiece.

The next 2 songs give you an idea of the extremes The More Escapes goes to. "A Lil Piece" stays calm and peaceful throughout, followed by the hardest, rawest track on the CD, "Other People's Porn".

I suppose you could break out a bunch of adjectives to describe the coalition of songs on 11 Hope. I'll leave that up to the listener. I will say it's rare to hear music as art. A film score without a film, that's seed is whatever the artist was feeling at that moment in time. Not often do we hear the actual mixing process being as musical and important as it is here. Which leaves me to believe that time itself is an important ingredient.
But the most important ingredient here?

Undoubtedly....passion.

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  • Syd Barrett would approve
    author: Jason Ferguson

    The past few weeks have been Earth shattering in the world of music. Both the sad and sublime. Heroic and mundane. The past few weeks have seen the passing of the legendary Syd Barrett. A true visionary and member of the music revolution that was Pink Floyd in the days before their journey to the dark side of the moon. Did he die from diabetes? Or from a broken heart? The past few weeks have also seen the release of Paris Hilton's new album. A firm indicator that the music industry has truly failed and forsaken us all, in lieu of an easy profit. 60 is too young to die. If only he had lived a little bit longer, he could have heard the redemption and resurection of musicianship in the music world: The More Escapes new album "11 Hope." He could have heard one of the most cohesive bodies of work ever recorded. Ripe with honesty, The More Escapes paints a dream that melts into your ears and dialates you pupils from the inside out. This is the latest effort from a band, now reunited after a long hiatus, which never actually broke up, and in all true reallity never existed in the first place. The story of the band is filled with love, anger, dichotamy, and sweetest venom in truth. Every last bit of which comes through in the songs from start to finish. From the opening count off harmony to the acoustic serenity of the end, 11 Hope takes the listener on a trip through the joyful sorrow of love lost, found, embraced with febrile hands and released with reluctant arms. Con's unyieldingly imaginative music carries with it Sir's brutally beautiful honesty in words, as Joel's astoundingly musical drumming lays a ground work for Science's bass which rings in your ears like a low church bell beconing you to funerals and weddings, alike. As the album progresses the ebb and flow of this truly amazing concept album can be felt in every pore as it saturates the listener with sounds both familiar and alien. Pulling you down into an undertow of emotion and making you beg to be drowned futher, only as it brings you up for the sweetest air you've ever breathed in your entire life. 11 Hope gives us all hope. Hope that the musical efforts of past generations still lives within us all. Hope that truth and beauty aren't just catch phrases to see cosmetics. Hope that we all live beyond the mortal coil and that music can cure our sickness and hurt. I'm sure, had he lived to hear the fruits of his children, Syd would have approved!

  • If you love music then you MUST check this band out!!!!!!
    author: Jackie

    They're called "The More Escapes" and I have one of their songs on my profile. I listened to their latest album and it seriously taught me something about what GOOD music is supposed to sound like. If you profess music to be as important to you AS AIR, you would be LYING if you DON'T look this band up and buy their CD. It's a concept album so if you don't listen to it in it's entirety you'll miss so much... much like watching the end of a great movie, but not seeing the WHOLE PICTURE. The music is friggen awesome... I totally think of Pink Floyd's "The Wall" in terms of the "trip" it takes you on from beginning to end. It is a crime this band is not signed, but, yet, it makes perfect sense because they are not mainstream fluff so why would corporate musica come running? Their lead singer is what makes this album especially powerful. This girl is sooooo honest in her lyrics she invites you to feel so much emotion... from love to hate... happiness to sadness... defiance to submission.... humor (sarcasm and wit... my fav) to raw removal of all emotional defenses... BUY THEIR ALBUM... you will THANK ME FOR IT... have I ever led any of you astray? lol I am promising you more than mere entertainment... hah! This album enlightened my ass.... so get get it bitches... enjooooy yoselves!!!... lol ;) J hahaha... on their myspace profile this is how they describe their sound: "if atari teenage riot slept with fiona apple in the middle of an orgy between floyd, zep, radiohead, and trail of dead. ALL practicing safe sex, of course!!!!" gotta luv 'em LMAO

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