Air Show Disaster is the solo project from Eric Sporer from Brooklyn, NY. You are probably familiar with the artist if you have frequented this website. Sporer has been busy making his double album entitled Desert Noir. There are a whopping fifteen songs. I think it’s important to rely on the fact this is a concept album. The concept sounds more like a movie than an album but I found it intriguing. It revolves around the plot of a guy who stumbles upon a murder scene while driving through the desert and gets framed. Logically, he tries to clear his name. I think I just saw a Harrison Ford movie with this same exact plot.
The first song is entitled “A Slow, Slow Burn.” It does indeed make you feel like you’re in the desert with the guitar work. I thought it sets the tone which does feel cinematicbegins with a couple guitars. I can say for sure Sporer does an excellent job making you feel you’re in a vast desert. It’s an intro of sorts. “Devil Among Us” is a great song and one of the highlights in my opinion. The sound is a little ominous at points and the crunchy guitar melds with the drums and bass. There’s also a sense of tension which is created throughout the song with varying degrees. I loved the high paced fuel on “Mexico” which combines modulation effects in inventive ways. The cinematic qualities are in there as well which does make the album feel like a narrative. That was one thing I was trying to do the whole time was close my eyes and sort of imagine this scenario unfolding. I thought songs like “Sunset Slinker” do this well with its deep organ and rumbling bass frequencies. In my opinion the centerpiece of this album is “Trails in the Sand.” This song is epic in every sense of the word. I’m going to surmise this was the crescendo of the narrative in some ways. At least that was the impression when listening to it. Narrative or not this is a song you might have on repeat. The album unfolds and I thought there were some highlights along the way. “Putting It All Together,” “Blood Lust” and “Catch and Release” were some notable songs. Concept albums aren’t easy to pull off. In fact I would say they are incredibly difficult since you don’t have any visuals and let’s face it sometimes it’s hard to hear what is being said. My hats off to Sporer for attempting this and pulling it off. This is definitely an album that needs to be listened to from beginning to end.
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