Slyde - Feed The Machine

  by Andrew Carver

published: 28 / 9 / 2011

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Review

Slyde are a young and earnest Ottawa foursome with a fondness for 1970s prog rock, heavy metal and modern rock. On ‘Feed The Machine’ they also seem to be channelling the dual spirits Rush. Though the acoustic kickoff to ‘Lament’ may not sound like much in the much-loved and oft-derided power trio’s ouevre, sentiments like “Today the choices we make/Decide our fate” make it clear where the quartet’s loyalties lie. Singer and guitarist Nathan Da Silva’s clear tenor carries out loud and clear over his guitar and Sarah Westbrook’s keyboards, with the well-enunciated lyrics off tunes like the title track and ‘Stand and Fight’ spelling out the bands views over sonics that may remind some listeners of bands like Tool and Therapy? The band punches things up a bit on the bouncy ‘Pull the Trigger’ and gives ‘Global Empires Fall’ a bleeping electronica intro and background, while the instrumental ‘Cries of the Earth’ takes an ambient turn and some slo-mo lead guitar ‘Feed The Machine’ should appeal to fans of bands like Neurosis and A Perfect Machine who like their music with some intellectual pretensions as well as skilled musicianship.

Track Listing:-

1 Lament
2 Feed The Machine
3 Stand And Fight
4 Mediate
5 Pull The Trigger
6 Global Empires Fall
7 Cries Of The Earth
8 Without The Machine