Records On Review: Symphony of Pain: Hydeology Lawsome RecordsL

I unequivocally feel that the first CD, Hydeology, released by Symphony of Pain is without a doubt the most original, thought provoking and musically diverse composition to emerge from Great Britain in the last decade. At this point there are no peers to compare them to. Their mus

ic is a form of throbbing rock that is oozing with a sort of sexuality, transfixing ones mind as it transports the listener into a gateway of Gothic and Cosmic interludes. Bordering on fantasy, their sounds falls under no recognizable form of popular music. This of course leads one to ponder if Symphony of Pain's first CD is in fact, the new birth of rock music that the rest of the world will simply have to catch up to.

If my opening statement wasn't enough to send you to your local record store to get your hot little hands on this delicious act of pure genius and musical extravaganza, please allow me to tantalize your senses even more. Symphony of Pain is comprised of just two band members. Both from London, England, Tracie Law handles all the vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards and drums, while his partner Pam Chowhan completes their sound on violin, keyboards and piano. If that wasn't impressive enough, Tracie and Pam composed all the songs on the Hydeology CD.

Hydeology was engineered by Alan Caves (Magnum, UB40) alongside with Tracie and Pam. An extraordinary production collaborative between Tracie, Tim Palmer and Mark Bloxsidge (ex Trilogy) that created a sound so original, so brilliant that its boarders on the boundary of unattainable. The CD was mastered at Turan Audio Ltd., with the genius of Tim Turan (Slade, Madness) to produce a CD so incredible it will no doubt be called the rebirth of rock music.

When I do a review of an artist's creation, I normally like to break each song down for originality, musicianship, production and shear excitement. However, after to listening to and falling into a magical dream state from the hypnotic sound waves of the 11 songs presented on Hydeology, I think it would be redundant to end my option of each song by screaming, 'OMG', this is fucking brilliant. Let it simply suffice to say that Symphony of Pain's Hydeology CD is the best thing to come out of the UK in a decade.

Let me leave you with this thought, if you consider yourself a true lover of rock music, and you do not run out right this second and purchase this CD, you more than likely have a picture of Justin Bieber on your bedroom wall.