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Panic Room - "Visionary Position"- (Charlie's) Review

Label - Self Released
Reviewed by:
Genre: Prog
Country: England
Length: 65:09
Release Date: 4/29/08
Band Members: Anne-Marie Helder: Vocals & Flute Peter Charlton: Acoustic Guitars
  Paul Davies: Electric & Acoustic Guitars Jonathan Edwards: Piano, Keys & Loops
  Gavin John Griffiths: Drums Alun Vaughan: Bass Guitars
  Liz Prendergast: Electric Violin Gary Phillips: Nylon Guitar on "Apocalypstick"
Track Listing: 1.)- Elektra City - (8:30)  
  2.)-Endgame (Speed of Life)- (10:11)  
  3.)-Firefly- (5:16)  
  4.)- Reborn- (4:57)  
  5.)-Moon on the Water-(3:00)  
  6.)-Apocalypstick-(6:07)  
  7.)-I Wonder What’s Keeping My True Love Tonight- (8:11)  
  8.)-Dreaming-(18:51)  
 

(Panic Room) were formed last year by (Anne-Marie Helder) and (Jonathon Edwards) after (Karnataka's) implosion. They drafted in former bandmates (Paul Davies) and (Gavin John Griffiths), along with (Alun Vaughan) and (Peter Charlton) and set about defining their own sound.***

"Visionary Position" starts off with the electronica of "Elektra City", which has Anne-Marie singing through a vocal distortor, about the joys of living in a computerised age. It finishes off with a beautiful piano piece by Edwards while "Endgame" starts off with some heavy breathing, hopefully by Miss Helder followed by a Kashmirish medium rocker., featuring some cool violin by special guest (Liz Prendergast).***

All good stuff so far!***

If you've listened to the "Proggy Style Radio Show" you'll have heard "Firefly" and will know that it is a beautiful song, in the vein of (Bev Craven). I never really knew (Karnataka) much, so I don't know if this was their thing, but I'm enjoying this one for sure.***

Initially I felt that "Reborn" had a certain celtic feel to it, but in a modern (Fish) way, rather than the cliched "we want to be Clannad" ulean pipes way. Well at least my notes said "celtic - modern not cliche".***

The short folkish (it's the song that's short, not the folk. It's not a hobbit song) "Moon On The Water" flows next, a jaunty piano and guitar backing Anne-Maries voice, making a beautiful and soothing combination. A short burst of guitar meltdown sandwiched by chanting and breathing from am serves as the intro to the middle eastern tinged "Apocalypstik" which sees a cool bassline from Vaughan underpinning excellent guitar work, reminiscent of an 80's (Hawkwind), by guest (Gary Phillips), but all completely devoid of any pop sensibilities. Yes, the band get to wig out on this one, in a big way.***

The traditional "I Wonder What's Keeping My True Love Tonight" chills the place out again. I say it's traditional, but I wouldn't know it was unless they'd told me. Though it does sound old and folky. Not in a complaining about youngsters and the price of powdered eggs way. It.'s nice even though it's not really my "thing".***

"The Dreaming" rounds the whole thing off in surprisingly enough, a dreamy way, though it contains a multitude of twists and turns and twists along its (19) minute path. I even think there may be one or two extra tracks in there, making up the time.***

So, an excellent first release by the band, and it's great to hear Anne-Marie stepping up to the main mic. I just hope her stint in (Mostly Autumn) is temporary and doesn't keep her from more (Panic Room) albums and gigs. That would be a waste.***

 

 

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