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Analog Missionary

Transmitter

[CD]

By: Boris

Analog Missionary is a group with an easy to swallow sound. Easy going, lazy, pretty, atmospheric, and good! Think of a nice mix between Morrissey, The Cranberries, and Mazzy Star.....complete with a female vocal. The band sites influences such as Rush, Yes, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, PJ Harvey, Tori Amos, and the Police to name a few. And Transmitter is every bit as well rounded as their list of influences.

Vocalist, Anstrom, has a great voice that she multi-layers here and there at times, and other times leaves it right out front, all alone. Kevin Kaiser takes care of the guitar work, which is very good. The type of playing the Johnny Marr or Robert Smith would be proud of. And if you don't know who THEY are, then stop reading this right now!!!! Tony Novak offers bass and keyboard and does it well. Russ Miglicio adds a nice backbeat and groove and Adam Taylor plays full-time keyboards. This is the type of band where there isn't an over-saturation of anything. Everything is perfectly written, mixed, and played off of each other. These guys (and one girl) got the formula right.

Transmitter is a subtle, at times lazy, experience. And a good one at that. Like laying under a tree on a warm breezy day with not a care in the world. This album plays through in a non-offensive, non-intrusive manner. It aims to please with a beautiful production, mix, and nice packaging. This is no surpise coming from a group with a busy work schedule.

Transmitter was released in 2002 and followed in 2003 with Voyage Of The Demeter and the DVD release of Lilith. They have won awards for best music video, been on a few television shows, numerous tv broadcasts, and recorded and performed a live soundtrack to the silent film Nosferatu. 2006 finds them touring with Dramarama and currently working on their next release. Whew!

Analog Missionary's "Transmitter" is recieved loud and clear! Great music, great musicians! Pick it up, folks.

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