NovaGiger – Overland (EP – Mind Plug Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Tribal, Ethereal.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: There’s not much information available about NovaGiger, but it seems to be a UK project driven by the duo Matt Baker and Tony Dixon. I found out they already released an EP in 2011 and an album in 2012.
Content: “Overland” features a single piece, which holds you on for more than 26 minutes. The track is made of different passages, taking off in a rather tribal way. You’ll hear children chants and more Ethereal female voices during the last part. The song moves from bombast to reverie.
+ + + : “Overland” sounds as a true sonic voyage and this sensation is only accentuated by the different passages with chants. Sound-wise I like the Tribal influences and bombastic parts.
– – – : “Overland” feels like being conceived to cover a visual performance. I’m missing this aspect when listening to the work.
Conclusion: “Overland” sounds like an invitation to dream away.
Best songs: “Overland”.
Rate: 6½.
Label: https://mindplugrecords.de / www.facebook.com/mindplugrecords
About NovaGiger
NovaGiger is a project documented on Discogs with two earlier releases on the German label Mind Plug Records: the three-track EP “Two Worlds” in 2011 and the eight-track album “Seres” in 2012. Discogs holds no profile text and lists no members for the project.
“Overland” was released on 23 May 2021 through Bandcamp. It holds a single track running just over 26 minutes. No further releases are documented, and Side-Line has no other coverage of the project.
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