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Discipline are one of my favourites from the throwback prog scene of the 90's, probably because the band they were throwing back to were Van Der Graaf Generator, not Yes or Genesis, and the aging of that kind of angsty old school prog was a little better. It's easy to forget about Matthew Parmenter's solo project, because that usually comes with connotations of being stripped-back, and Discipline at their best were anything but. This is actually not too far from the main band's sound, and any changes are pretty welcome ones - it's got a more Floydian focus on melody over technicality, and there are bits that really just sound like progged-up indie rock. I even hear some allusions to the slowcore scene. Parmenter's voice is the real star, tortured and passionate, and it carries most of the record alone. Time will tell whether I consider this as high as the Discipline records, but it's definitely worth checking out for anyone who likes those, since it's stylistically not far removed.

6.9 (2nd listen)

Part of my listening diary from my facebook blog: www.facebook.com/TheExoskeletalJunction

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