DISEN GAGE's debut offers a highly concentrated twist on instrumental rock - a musical journey that leads listeners through the entire range of emotions without even needing words. The songs that form the record rely heavily on the interplay of two guitars directed by upright bass and drums. This marriage produces surprisingly colorful musical passages that craftily intersect with occasional electronic. Judging from the nature of the guitar-work which is the main attraction, the musicians appear to own a lot both of mid 70s - early 80s prog-classics (especially King Crimson) and world-flavored fusion-rock (Irakere, Ketame). The whole thing carries the carnival, playful, sometimes ironic, yet complex sides of instrumental music. The occasional saxophone appearance makes it clear that the quartet is seeking out to expand in a more jazzier direction or at least make music that is diverse in sound and mood. While there aren`t exactly any conceptualism or epic, the record as a single piece of music works very well. The music only get better from this point on, and even the first listening shows that the potential and creativeness are here from the start. The album contains three live out-takes as bonus-tracks.
