Giving Up Isaac is a solo project for Dino Sinos. Sinos has played drums for over thirty years. in the last five years he has focused on learning to better play guitar and also learning western music theory for guitar. The artist mentions “people have compared the songs on this EP to Bush and Metallica. Other songs not yet released have been compared to Black Flag, Black Sabbath and hints of Down.”
Giving Up Isaac is a phrase that is personally meaningful for him and he hopes it is broad enough for others to find their own meaning in it, too. The title of the album Climb the Sky is meant to inspire us to spend more time looking up, lifting up our wandering reflections skyward. The title track “Climb the Sky” is the first song and it revolves around distorted guitar and drums. I didn’t hear any bass on this song. There are vocals but it’s kind of spread out. The song’s structure deviates from a typical song. I thought the best part was a little after the two-minute mark where he unleashes a guitar solo. The guitar was definitely impressive “Salve” did remind me of Black Sabbath in some ways. The guitar and drums often sound good together but were missing some of the low end from the bass. That being said, the lead guitar is again the star of the show here. There are a surplus of killer riffs on this song. “Beeing” was the heaviest song yet bringing to mind early Metallica. There are a lot of transitions and main melody from the guitar work. “Shades of Grace” is a solid effort and the most emotive of the songs to me. Sinos sings “Standing in the median / Poor sign says please / Some smile / Some give to the need.” As an engineer myself the main critique was the mixing. The artist mentions he plays the drums on a Roland TD-25K v-drum kit and play the guitar/"bass guitar" through the NU-X MG30. The drums and guitars could have been mixed in a way that made them sound more uniform and symbiotic. I felt like some low-end was needed. Overall, I thought this was a solid release with the guitar work being the main attraction. Take a listen.
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