It's a little like this, but with 100% less Steve Martin and slightly more synth.
We have a few important orders of business. First things first:
The Singularity
Yep, as of two days ago, Reformat's The Singularity is finally out! That means the full album is available to stream or download from Bandcamp now, and that we can share all kinds of spicy tracks you've not heard yet, like this one:
I can definitely imagine this song as the soundtrack to some fiendishly difficult boss battle in a 1990s video game. That's exactly what I plan to use it for, in fact - a couple of tracks from The Singularity have already found their way into my gaming playlist.
Even if you're not a nerd like me, though, there's a lot to like about this album. There's been substantial critical acclaim for it already (check below for some of that), but we really do recommend it. Give it a spin on the Bandcamp page (it's free), and, if you like what you hear, pick up your copy today!
Stream and buy The Singularity here.
Review Roundup
I mentioned just a couple of weeks ago that reviews wait for no man, and, thus, despite the frankly epic review roundup I conducted then, we still have more reviews. That's just how it goes.
Reformat have unsurprisingly been in the spotlight. The Prog Mind gives The Singularity 8.5/10, noting that "Reformat have impressed right out of the gate". The album also got a bit of coverage on Heavy Blog Is Heavy in their Unmetal Monday feature. "Turn on your implants, hook into the web, and let the mechanical yet somehow human sounds of Reformat take you away." We're definitely using that one for press copy. And a recent issue of DPRP gives Reformat an 8/10 from Patrick McAffee, praising "an impressive debut from a compelling new musical ensemble". That same issue also reviews Murder and Parliament!
Fractal Mirror have been back in the reviews too, first at The Progressive Aspect (the very day the roundup went out, no less - truly the tide is inexorable!) with a strong recommendation from John Wenlock-Smith, who reckons it's "a very fine album... that will repay diligent listeners". Another review for Close to Vapour came in from Music Waves, and, while I'm a little rusty on my French, I remain fluent in the universal language of High Numbers Good. 4/5 ain't half bad, we reckon.
Dead-tree publications haven't been quiet, either. The Wire's Clive Bell gave The Divine Abstract an excellent writeup which is just a little too tall and skinny to fit here, so click through to give it a read. A slightly more blog-shaped review popped up in the latest CRS magazine for Tonochrome's A Map in Fragments, too, and you can take a look at that one right here:
And More To Come...
Without wishing to be too much of a tease, we have a big announcement to make soon, something new and exciting which we think will excite plenty of you. But, to maintain a sense of mystery, that's all we're currently prepared to tell you.
Woo, so mysterious!
Keep an eye on the Facebook page, watch the skies, and consult your whimsical music-themed ouija boards for more information coming very soon indeed.
For now, though, this is The Trunk signing off. Catch you all next week!
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