Coloured Red is a one-man band based out of Brisbane, Australia. He recently released The Uplift. This music reminds me of the sort of ultra serious bands like Evanescence and Tool. The production is a solid DIY home recording.
The first track is called “Time Is Fleeting and So Are We” and is an intro. You hear a couple of reverb laced guitars, virtual drums and ghostly vocal harmonies. There is then a clip of Carl Sagan giving his famous Pale Blue Dot speech. We then get to “Consequence” where we get a little more pop oriented type of hard rock that I would say got its start about twenty years ago. I was a little shocked when the vocals came into the mix. They were loud and he sang with a very heavy affectation. He sounds sort of angry or maybe at the very least aggressive. Up next is “Awakening” and this falls in line with the feeling and singing style of the previous song. The guitar work was great and in fact my favorite aspect of the song. “Self-Sabotage” is dark but one of the more catchy songs in the batch and arguably his best vocal performance. There is also a cool breakdown section which I thought worked very good. “Copperdust” and “Hell” are both solid songs and continue to lay the foundation for his signature sound. He closes with “Uplift” which has its moments as well. There is no subtlety to the way he chooses to sing. It’s a voice I usually hear with metal which this certainly has elements of. Whether you like it or hate the style it can’t be ignored. Fans of bands such Dance Gavin Dance, Tool, Architect and like-minded artists will most likely be big fans of Coloured Red’s The Uplift.
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