UNTIL SUNRISE

First off, i am a musician so i will judge as such. This album is very interesting in the way that it is a concept album yet instrumental. very neat trait! Here is my Song by song breakdown of Until Sunrise's Self-Titled debut release. . .

sunset- a nice long build up to introduce the album. the delay guitar is used very nicely. the build up may be a little long for my liking loking at how quickly it fades out but overall good opening statement 5/5

pink- very nice intro witht he etheareal effects in the guitars. Watch out fr the drum fills i.e. hitting rims and other extraneous attacks Another comment for drummer make sure there is a dfference in your ghost note volume and your actual attacks. the big hit it great guys nice work. For future reference lets be more committed to the metronome there are some laxidasical moments, guitar solo is great! the hi-hats seem a little offesive to me either turn it down or the drummer should now ht so close to the bell of the cymbal on open hits (can you tell im a drummer? =]) once again be commited to the timing in your fills second big hit at about 7:18 is great guys great groove! XD. Drummer, dont get aheaad of yourself on these fills dude remember that sometimes less is more-especially with post rock. overall pretty sick song guys i can see why it has been played on som eprog radio stations this one gets 4/5

midnight- very nice drummer! way to redeem yourself!my only request is that you incorperate more dtynamic control very cool intro here. the main theme is very nice! one thing i will say about the guitar work is be carful on what you layer its not quite busy but almost. AHHHH hi hats are so over bearing at 2:15! at 2:50 the hit is aweomse loving the drum groove here but as you go dont go nuts sir dorsey i would suggest more quick attacking cymbals so it doens ring over too much 3:59 blew my mind a little very cool. Overall this song gets a 5/5 ffrom me

Insomnia- Ok guy something a littel different i like it! i like sam's china =] there are some timing issues going on here. i suggest for the record you guys dont settle on these drum tracks. it seems that you just went with the first or second take and the tracks suffer from that. Loving 2:30. Bass player. . . nice! This track as a whole illustrates insomnia flawlessly. 4:00 goes back to the more traditional until sunrise sound with the "maybe ill try to go to sleep theme" but we continure to get get more and mre restless as the track comes to a close. this is by far my favorite track! 5/5

As the City Quietly sleeps- the epic of the album aat an outstanding 23 minutes. very calm intro which contrats greatly with the preceding track. drums, watch that met! wow guys nice nice. Dnt abuse the ride cymbal haha. the tapping section is very cool however some simplifying may be in order in the ride bell groove a tip there think about the half note rather then the quarter note. nice nice bass solo here! the reprie of the main theme has a new found energy that i love. as the frst part comes to an end we have a very eerie section but i like it a lot. this section reminds me of some early rush! good work! this slow section is awesome, but i can see where the average listener could get a little bored of it. I, however i am a fan.i love the violin solo beautiful! great tune guys! 4/5

Maudlin Institute- A nice change of pace with acoustic guitar. love the bells and other calm yet powerful nuances used here beautiful song 5/5

Sunrise- The epitomy of quiet intensity. then the big hit is fantastic! awesome awesome awesome guys. this song depicts the progress of the concept with perfection! 5/5

First signs of summer- you guys really know how to take a constant "sound" and make it unique while its all the same. Thats a great quality and it show with this track! 5/5

Nostalgic Moment- Here we are with the closer. Neat bass intro dude and great tone, guitars. Drums stick with that tempo! Vey pretty piano playing! Wow! Nice build up with that piano riff!great bass tone throughout very nice guys!

Overall i give this album a 4/5. general comments: great sound, great tones, work on simplifying the percussion orchestration and be more careful when tracking! However keep up thet great work and look forward to the second album not to mention Joe's other band Ocean Architecture! Rock on!