Paul Hernandez (guitar), Robert Byrne (bass) and Hector Larios (drums) are Paulis Eye. A couple years back the band released Seismic Aura which we reviewed at Divide & Conquer. It was a lo-fi DIY effort that established their roots as a band. Since then they hit a studio and recorded a single entitled “Gypsy Girl.”
The song starts off with a dreamy clean guitar that is a swirl of reverb and delay that quickly fades away. There is a lone bass that comes into the mix. The guitar starts to creep back with strummed chords that last a whole note. It doesn't take long for the whole band to join together. The rhythm section is the backbone here which creates the groove. I feel like the guitar was a lot more ethereal because of the delay and the reverb which create the atmosphere. There are some dynamic shifts. The first three minutes did sort of seem like a prominent lead was missing, like a vocal. There could have easily been a singer on this song. That being said I liked listening to the canvas of just the instrumentation. My attention was divided somewhat equally between the three instruments. Towards the end of the song there is a lead but it doesn't come in the form of vocals. It’s a lead guitar. The way it’s incorporated into the music was unique. It sort of subtly fades into the music and as it reaches its maximum volume you can hear it panning back and forth which is more noticeable with headphones. On their Bandcamp page they mention that “Gypsy Girl” is the first single on Frequency Axis. According to their website Frequency Axis is an EP but I didn’t see when it would be released. Suffice it to say I’m excited to hear the EP. The studio recordings made a huge difference and really displayed their talent in a way I haven’t heard before. I’m looking forward to hearing more.
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