Can you dig our planet? Yeah...I could dig that. Locriation's planet that is. This fresh sound is unlike that normal sound heard here in Saint Charles. For most musicians the path of heavy and loud take over but for some, like Locriation, a simpler, edgier type of music heaves itself into the loop of this modern-day phenomenon that we like to call FUNK.

"Locriation is a combination of two words. First, Locrian is a musical mode that sounds a bit different and weird compared to all the other modes, and creation. When you put them together, it's a different sound in music," wrote Alex Jenkins. "A bit different" sounds just right to me. I mean, have you recently heard any another local band with three different types of saxophones? No? I didn't think so. On top of that, Locriation isn't only local to St. Charles. Members from both STC and Geneva get together to play. You might recognize a few of 'em...From STC is Conor Mackey, Andrew Butler and Peter Somerville along with GHS's Alex Jenkins, Nick Orbell, Chris Werve, Greg Duff and Miles Pauli. Together they mix up this sound that drummer Andrew Butler describes as "dog-biscuit-eating, olive-oil and honey drinking, Lucky Charms goodness."...whatever that is. But Lucky Charms goodness they are...in a sense that their musical style "can't be covered in a musical blanket of sorts," but it may have a familiar "Phish-esque" ring to it that's recognizable.

Check 'em out this Saturday (May 20th) at Pottawatomie's Battle of the Bands (7pm - $7 for 9 bands) in the Community Center and see Locraition for yourself...but if you can't make it to the show be sure to talk to a member of the band for your copy of Can You Dig Our Planet? - the groups second self-produced CD.

-Allie Bjerklie Entertainment Editor

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Not a review, but sweet nonetheless.

 

SCANDALouSANDAL: OH MAN I FORGOT TO TELL YOU EARLIER. when i loaded locriation onto my ipod it split it up into genres, and locriation was under "porn groove"

 

So we've finally found a genre that fits us...

 

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I'm paraphrasing here but,

 

"...but I have to tell you I enjoyed it thoroughly. I am on my second revisit (listened to it on my stereo and headphones) and I am please to hear genes that I thought were gone from the younger generation i.e. funk, psycadelia, straight rock {edit}. It's tight, concise and flows well. The first song had a "phishy" sound to it and I was a little owrried that you were rehashing "jam bandesque" sounds. Then Stella came on - wow - beautiful pretty and poignant - do you know a Stella? Are you guys playing a Moog on this tune? There are background sounds that I found really complimentary. The break does have Allman Brother overtones to it but then the jam takes it a step further - dig the guitar work. Prevaricatorus has some of the greatest changes I have heard in a long time - man, your guitarist and bassist are in sync. Is it good live, I hope I find out. The ending was abrupt and I wanted more, but that's the Grateful Dead fan in me speaking. I totally dig the break in Tortoise - "There's no such thing as a sea tortoise" - Dude again, your guitarist is going off man - that guy has some chops. It's cool because you started to mike the guitar a little higher in the middle that makes it more porminent. You guys need to get into a real studio and start recording with a real board and have it mixed by a real producer."

 

"I am going to skip my critique at the old demo pieces. I feel like that there is a definete progression from old to new. I need to see the band live man. Let me know when the shows are. One last note, Goodbye Blue Skky, in my opinion, should be on the new demo. No other song has band lyric vocal harmony like Goodbye Blue Sky. This is cliche, but "keep rocking"

 

-A Fan