The name Yume Bitsu means “dream beats” in Japanese, and it aptly fits the music. On their most recent album, Golden Vessyl of Sound the band improvised each song, or created them out of “barely structured” music. Multiple guitar tracks are stacked against steady drumbeats, and a driving bass that creates a dense sound beast that slowly meanders from crescendo to crescendo. In addition to the standard rock set up, Yume Bitsu adds horns here and there, and throws electronics into the mix on various tracks.
Yume Bitsu’s songs move naturally through their stages, and rarely feel forced. As a result, the listener’s is lead on a journey through the dense compositions. Golden Vessyl of Sound consists of nine untitled tracks, and so the songs stand out as parts of the whole, rather than individual pieces. #6 begins with horns creates an ambient landscape that changes bit by bit, first with the addition of a drum keeping a steady beat, and then a bass. The horns stay their coarse, but begin to shift a bit, creating more of a structured melody. All of a sudden, the formless ambience of the horns is wrapped around what is essentially a pop rock song.
Golden Vessyl of Sound is a great mix of sounds that compliment each other. The band does a good job of avoiding a common peril of many “spacerock” bands, by making sure that each individual song is unique and not just a rehashing of the previous tracks.
|