Indukti - SUSAR

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Indukti - SUSAR

Artist:	Indukti
Title:	SUSAR
Label:	The Lasers Edge LE1042
Length(s):	48 minutes
Year(s) of release:	2005
Month of review:	[02/2006]

Line up

Ewa Jablonska - vocals
Piotr Kocimski - guitar
Maciej Jaskiewicz - guitar
Maciek Adamczyk - bass
Wawrzycniec Dramowicz - drums
with:
Mariusz Duda - vocals
Anna Faber - harp

Tracks

1)	Freder	7.30
2)	Cold Inside... I	4.05
3)	No. 11812	7.59
4)	Shade	4.29
5)	Uluru	6.34
6)	No. 11811	7.25
7)	...and Weak II	9.38

Summary

The music

Composing instrumental tracks takes skills different from those needed for composing songs. The tension in an instrumental track is built up in a way quite different from the way to build tension in a vocal track. Of course, Indukti are not the first to come up with an album that has both instrumental and vocal tracks. Most of these albums, however, contain instrumentals which are mostly intended as bridges or interludes. This sort of combination prevents a band from having to make the switch between the two types of composing. Indukti have brought together the two composing styles.

The electric violin is reminiscent of Jean-Luc Ponty. The firm bass with guitars used both in a rhtyhmic and melodic vein further fills in the band's style. Four of the albums tracks are instrumental, only two and four being songs, and opener Freder containing vocalizations. The instrumentals are in some way akin to powertrio tracks in complexity, and to a degree in sound. Having said that: powertrio compositions often strike me as more technical than melodic. Indukti manage to combine technique and melody in a very effective way, pushing the tracks even further ahead by bringing a fair amount of passion and emotion.

The vocal tracks remind me somewhat of early Tea Party, but the extra vocal strength and instrumental passion make Indukti sound more interesting. The fire also brings Hungarian After @ All (whatever happened to them?) to mind, even though Indukti uses a lot less electronics. Still, I would say the band's style is mostly Northern American, in fact, I was surprised to discover the band Polish, after hearing a couple of tracks.

Sadly No. 11811 misses the conviction of the tracks before it. An effect that the album closer has a hard time correcting. Due to the lack a song in the latter parts of the album, it just closes out with a bit less penache as I hoped.

Conclusion

I'm quite taken by this combination of instrumental and vocal tracks. I do feel the album would have been better had it had one or two vocal tracks extra added towards the end of the disc (preferably instead of No. 11811). Still, Indukti puts out a strong album.