Feisty, emotional and thought-provoking, this new album is a cross between Mozart and Metallica; musically brilliant and infused with high energy and emotion.
The songs consist of traditional folk beats sans lyrics, aside for the occasional screams echoing in the background. Tango-esque tunes transport the listener to an exotic paradise in The March while a soft piano lulls in Farewell.
With all the blatant cultural influences in their music, one wonders what their muses are. According to the band’s Facebook page, their influences are literally all over the map: tango, Roma, Turkish, classical composers, folk music, new-grass and soulful instrumental music.
The site also says that the music is intended to be a journey through an odyssey of dreamscapes, always arcing back and forth from the source: One Madly Dreaming Mind. Considering the album title means “dreams” in Spanish, these songs connect the listener to feverish nightmares or sweet fantasies.
Close your eyes, be engulfed by the music, and you can indeed find yourself in a dream-like state. The eccentric twists keeps one intrigued - what unique sound will come next?
The piece entitled The Rise and Fall of Yankee Doodle begins just as the childhood tune rings in our memories and quickly turns into a fastpaced, stressful mix of acoustic instrumentation. Later, the same song tones down to a more country-based tune with a mix of classical music.
This roller-coaster album pushes you further into a dream-like state to confront Insomnia’s Lullaby and Magmatic Forces. The Missing Part’s quirky new album showcases the talent of each and every member (violinist, Oliver Blaylock; cellist, Brian Hullfish; guitarist, Paul Wright and lap steel by Douglas Francisco) while dazzling with their supreme ability to defy musical limits with their madly dreaming minds.
The CD release of Sueños is on June 4, 9pm, at Solar Culture, 31 E. Toole Ave. For details, visit TheMissingParts.net or Facebook.com/TheMissingParts.
