| CD REVIEW Distance To Fault |
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Band : Distance To Fault Formed in 2006, British 5-piece band Distance To Fault are from the Hampshire area (Southwest from London, with Wiltshire as "capitol" city of the area), where they've become a somewhat known small phenomenon thanks to frequent local gigging. Until now however, they've been hampered in their progress due to coming and going bass players. Earlier this year the core of lead singer Matt Wiltshire, guitarist Pete Gale and drummer Gareth Lucas welcomed new bassist Tom Smith and second guitarist Alex Punchard into their fold...right around the same time as getting a recording deal with the people of Casket/ Copro, and in May the boys could be found in the Philia Studios with producer Dave Chang to record their debut 10-track album! Their music is a hard, riff-driven modern Rock/ Metal, which apparently draws influences from the likes of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and Dream Theater, but quite frankly you'll have to make huge efforts in trying to convince me that the musical concoction this quintet brew from the "original ingredients" is in any way truly reminiscent to any of these bands named. On the other hand, I found "4206" to be written in a style quite like what one might expect from current-day Rush. Of course, the vocals would be slightly different (even more etherical, in fact), and the guitar would be slightly more typical (a bit less heavy on the chorus parts), but otherwise all the elements are there! In essence, DTF's music is a modern version (a bit heavier, see?) of relatively fast-played and riff-driven '80s Heavy Rock with nice chorus singing and an additional Progressive twist. And the clean singing makes this music highly commercial, but in a positive way. Like the album's title track can already be heard as the soundtrack to the radio ad for the new Samsung F400 Share Mobile Phone (with voiceover, of course, by one Jo Walley). Check that ad out at myspace.com/distancetofaultofficial (if you're having trouble getting onto the account, go via the label's website coprorecords.co.uk), where you can also find full-length versions and samples of three more album tracks (weridly enough, "Save The Last Dance" is shorter on the album, than it is on the MySpace page). Meanwhile, a tour of the UK and (to be confirmed) Northern Europe was in the planning, to coincide with the release of the album...and there you have Tom Smith exiting and leaving the others on their bum! What's with these guys and bass players anyway? 82/100 Tony. |