From Monument to Masses

The Impossible Leap in 100 Simple Steps is an ambitious album. It is a political record yet it is all instrumental. Save for some screamed passages and a few samples thrown in at key moments, this record is all post-rock. How can it be political then? I wondered the same thing myself. One listen will have that cleared up. The premise is based on all the false assumptions and accusation based around 9/11. The points are made by placing the samples, usually from the newscast of that day and from banal political speeches by none other than George W. himself among others involved in the fiasco. It is up to you to figure out what the band is trying to say, but the whole message adds up to "Bullshit!". I for one dont believe a word of what "they" the politicians say about the events of that day. There is alot fo shady evidence that points to our own government. We may never know the truth about alot of things that our government does, but I think it is clear that any thinking person is right in being skeptical as to the motives proclaimed by Bush and Cheney and many others in control of our country. Enough of the politics. If you wish to discuss, please leave me a comment, and I will gladly talk with anyone on the matter. The album on the other hand, completely separate from the message is very well done. A mix of Post-Rock and Post-Punk with a little bit of Hardcore and Screamo elements thrown in for punctuation. Anyone interested in the genre of Instrumental Music and Post-Punk or Post-Rock should check this one out.

The band has a few other releases including a new one all out on Dim Mak Records which also has released The Blood Brothers, Bloc Party, Neon Blonde, The Panthers, Ben Lee and Japanese Post-Rock emo band, Envy.