New Band To Burn One To: BRIGHT CURSE

Today's "New Band To Burn One To" is a little bit different. Today we aim to help a band to get enough funding to record their new EP. Today that band is BRIGHT CURSE!

BAND BIO:

Bright Curse's story begins when Row, singer and guitarist of Soul Manifest, decides to leave the north of France to live in London. He finds a friend, Sam, who already lives there for 2 years, and asks him to join him as a bass player. Together, they rebuild the band with two other musicians (one Australian and one English). Unfortunately, after many changes of drummers, energy slows down. The original line-up has been altered so they choose to stop the adventure. Nevertheless, Row and Sam decide to create a new band, darker, fatter and more mature. Their friend JB Pilon (who will handle the recording of Bright Curse's EP) introduces Zak to them, a drummer from the metal scene! A gig at a private party, few psychotropics and a practice later, the alchemy was in the air and Bright Curse was born!



WHY THEY ARE DOING THIS:

Deep, dark, hypnotic and addictive, Bright Curse evolves in the Heavy - Psychedelic scene represented by tenors such as Sleep, Graveyard, Colour Haze or more recently, Mars Red Sky. To achieve our first EP scheduled for the fall of 2012, we aim to raise the money needed for the recording with JB Pilon at Rock of London Studio and the mastering which will be made by Brad Boatright (Portland, Oregon) who worked on the recent reissue of the monolithic Sleep's "Dopesmoker". We need people who believe in us! In addition to badges, stickers and limited edition posters, you will receive your free EP upon its release in digital format of your choice (MP3 or Flac). The most generous of you will also be able to meet us at private events.

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Mini-Review: Soul Manifest – White Season

Soul Manifest – White Season

by Zac Boda

Soul Manifest is a trio of guys named Soul, Stodguy, and OscArt from France. They have created a fantastic piece of psychedelic and progressive rock. The album seems to go by quickly totaling around 40 minutes. The quality of the tunes is outstanding. Soul Manifest is definitely a “Jam” band, but does not let the jammin’ get out of control and redundant. SM keep your attention ever present right to the end of the ten minute finale “The Light”. Oh and how could I forget the artwork?! This is truly fitting for the music within this album. I think all will appreciate it.

Again, this album seems to go by so very quickly. There are seven tracks. White Season begins with Dead Man followed up by White Season Part 1. White Season Part 1 has a great drum intro that flows into a heavy riff. One thing that caught me off guard was the vocals. They are not what I was expecting when I first tuned in, but they add so much depth to SM! My personal favorite track is Devil’s Meeting. Devil’s Meetings has a very ominous introduction with bell’s tolling and a killer keyboard solo, very fitting. This leads right into a very bluesy riff that your feet can’t help but tap. Next you will find White Season Part 2, which is very beautiful and a completely opposite sound of Part 1. The grand finale brings The Light, very spacey psychedelic beginning with a submersing smooth guitar lick. Add great female vocals and ten minute run time, SM brings an excellent outro to White Season.

With that all said, I cannot sum it up better than Soul. Soul states this, “All the pressure felt to the everyday life is gathered here and transformed into vital energy, as the hope ensuing from the chaos… You’re curious?! Join us…” I think I will, and I’ll definitely keep up to date with what Soul Manifest does in the future. Coming to the USA anytime soon SM?

4.5 out of 5.0

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