MOETAR Release Debut Album Via Magna Carta Records
March 27, 2012, 12 years ago
Bay Area-based modern progressive rock band MOETAR collects seemingly disparate and opposing sonic forces to create a coherent artistic statement for their Magna Carta Records debut, From These Small Seeds.
On paper the music shouldn't work at all. The band flies in the face of logic, yet not a musical note seems out of place. Flaunting their musical fluency, MoeTar doesn't avoid challenges: they appear to actively court and thrive on them. Indeed. Inherent contradictions are the subject of many of the band's songs.
Half the fun of listening to MoeTar is hearing how well all of these seemingly incompatible musical pieces fit together. Amid sonic references to ZAPPA, THE BEATLES, XTC, GENTLE GIANT, STEVIE WONDER, LAURIE ANDERSON and many sothers, MoeTar offers a fresh approach to prog, pop, rock, electronica and experimental music. Simply put, From These Small Seeds is the culmination of a collision of styles that seems to defy the odds.
From These Small Seeds tracklisting:
'Dichotomy'
'Infinitesimal Sky'
'Butchers Of Baghdad'
'Random Tandem'
'Ist Or An Ism'
'Morning Person'
'Nerw World Chaos'
'Screed'
'Never Home'
'From These Small Seeds'
'Friction'
MoeTar is:
Moorea Dickason - Vocals
Tarik Ragab - Bass
Matt Lebofsky - Keys
Matthew Heulitt - Guitar
David M Flores - Drums
More on the band at this location.
