Author: steveslystevesly Date: Jun 9, 2008 23:13
CANVAS SOLARIS at ProgDay 2008!
CANVAS SOLARIS have defied the constraints of their beginnings in the
death/mathcore scene to evolve into one of the most cutting edge
instrumental bands to hit progressive rock in many years. Initially a
vocal quartet playing an unusual and experimental form of death metal,
by the time they recorded their first official release they had shed
their vocalist and shifted focus to intricate instrumental
arrangements. TRIBUNAL RECORDS called it "...genius level stuff."
The evolution continued as CANVAS SOLARIS incorporated additional
elements in their work. Their sound became eloquently expansive as
more prominent keyboards, integral acoustic arrangements, and ethnic
percussion widened their musical vocabulary.
Signing with SENSORY RECORDS (The Laser's Edge) in 2005, they began a
series of releases that has shown just how far they have come from
their origins. Contrasting intense hyper-technical passages with...
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