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AltDaily Review of Galaxy Dynamite’s Forward Into Oblivion

November 2, 2017 By GalaxyDynamite Leave a Comment

Original Review Here: AltDaily.com

Local Record Review: Galaxy Dynamite. “Forward Into Oblivion”

by Jeff Hewitt | November 12, 2017

 

Galaxy Dynamite
“Forward Into Oblivion.”

Independent. 2017.
Order It Here.

Led from behind the drum kit of Norfolk native, Michael Mahgerefteh, Galaxy Dynamite features E.J. Toudt on bass and Eric Tuthill on guitar with each member taking various turns on synths and other electronically triggered devices.

The band has seen a number of lineup changes over the years, so the current cast might not be immediately familiar to folks who caught them pre-2016. This past May saw the long awaited release of a sophomore album backed by an impressive promotional campaign and an all-around great deal of overall fanfare.

There’s a whole Rock Opera thing going on here. A conceptual story that runs throughout the album centered around an hegemonic corporation, it’s chief executive, robot aliens bent on universal fascism, and a weapon capable of rending apart all of existence on a Galactic level. Add something about getting caught in a time loop that begins and ends with the utter obliteration of the universe — you’ve get both the underlying mythology of the band and the name of its associated ongoing festival series: Starfire. There’s a comic book and everything, which is.. Well.. Whatever really. All of this is value added material and it falls flat if the music isn’t any good.

Which of course begs the question: Is this music any good?

Galaxy Dynamite @ Charlies American Cafe | image: jeff hewitt

“Forward Into Oblivion” isn’t an easy record. While they bill themselves as Electronic Psychedelic, really — to my mind this is is Prog Rock. And Prog Rock isn’t always the most accessible genre — though to be fair, folks who love Prog Rock **really** love Prog Rock. I’ll be honest: when this first landed on my desk last year I gave a cursory listen and then mostly ignored it. But Mahgerefteh is insanely driven to spread word of his music and it seemed like I couldn’t turn around without seeing a sticker or a gig date or whatever. I caught them over at Charlies last October, and I grew to understand why people care about this group.

Their live show is fantastic. It communicates a power and electricity that I wasn’t getting from the studio tracks initially. So I pulled them out of a dusty folder and listened again. And again. And again. This is a album that may take some time to grow on you — but if you give it the chance it will, in fact, grow on you. Only the best has the ability to do that. Music that makes you love it despite yourself is a rare bird, indeed. I’m really not a Prog Rock fan — I come from Punk roots. And seven minute songs really aren’t my bag, but in spite of myself I know half the lyrics off this record.

So the answer is, “Yes.” This music is pretty damn good. But why? What makes it so?

There’s a density to their sound that isn’t apparent at first glance. There are sneaky hooks that burrow their way into your skull. The drumming is top notch. Really, the whole band is tight as hell. The texture and feel of each song comes off as the result of fine, meticulous craftsmanship. And like all the best Rock Operas? After a while you start to care more and more about the underlying story. While the group inherits characteristics of Prog Rock legends like early Genesis before they turned into a top 40 machine, Happy the Man, or even the Moody Blues — here the sound is reborn in a hail of synth fire and driving beats. Spiritually, I consider this release to be a successor to the kind of concept album that Rush wowed with all the way back in 1976 with “2112.”

My advice? Go see this band live first, and then pick up the record. It might be different than what you’re used to — but different is hard to come by these days. This is a project worthy of support.

Ultimately, I think it’s work I’ll return to again and again as time moves on.

Galaxy Dynamite “Forward Into Oblivion” Russian Review

June 6, 2017 By GalaxyDynamite Leave a Comment

Galaxy Dynamite “Forward! Into Oblivion” (June 6, 2017) (translated by Google Chrome into English) by Raigor, Moscow Russia

In April this year, after five years they presented to the public their second studio album, entitled “Forward! Into Oblivion “American Space rock band GALAXY DYNAMITE.

This instrumental trio of EJ Toudt (bass, synthesizer), Eric Tuthill (guitar, synthesizer) and Michael Mahgerefteh (drums, sampler) was created in 2010 in Norfolk, Virginia. The 2012 team officially debuted with the albums “Live! At The Jewish Mother “and the first studio album” Moment Of Impact “(which, as far as I know, have not been released on physical media). Since that time, remaining group “unsigned”, the GALAXY DYNAMITE played over four hundred concerts and was admitted to reporters “the best Virginia psychedelic band.” And now a new studio album, 8 songs for a total of 52 minutes.

Galaxy Dynamite, Mike Mahgerefteh, Eric Tuthill, EJ Toudt, Space Rock, The Kings Of Space, Forward Into Oblivion, EDM, Trance, Electronica, Hampton Roads, Virginia

GALAXY DYNAMITE, according to their own fairly precise definition of “psychedelic electronic Space-rock.” Music to dance groovy motility, rolling funk dynamics massive dub bass and actively Solo psycho-cosmic guitar.

In terms of stylistic roots – a Space Rock “post-ozrikovskogo” direction, initially in a completely instrumental forms (by the way, the band once played “on support» Ozric Tentacles). Also recalls the music of the last couple of years Eindhoven groups Het Droste Effect and Radar Men From The Moon – but it sounds not so overloaded, industrial, and more positive and popular entertainment. Sometimes it evokes associations with some of the entries “Space-therapeutic eydzhistskogo” American group Djam Karet.

Electronics, sampling and computer programming “Forward! Into Oblivion “more than on the debut album” Moment of Impact ” Although the extraction characteristic of the dance-electronic grooves and raves trio still uses mostly traditional rock instruments: drums, percussion, guitar and bass guitar. Synth passages on the album, too, became much more – with the synthesizer is used not only for specific audio texturing context appropriate space-futuristic effects, but also as a solo melodic instrument.

The main feature of the album – this is a departure from the GALAXY DYNAMITE instrumental concept. EJ Toudt and Eric Tuthill took over the execution of the lyrical vocals: it reads in the five things – “Fault In Our Stars”, “Under The Sun”, “The Perfect Cure”, “Shiny And New” and “Back To Square One”. As a consequence, the slope of GALAXY DYNAMITE in lyrical and romantic pop of pop became very much apparent. Let the new songs of collective and well made, and EJ Toudt as vocalist quite slushabelen (def. dark, ambient) – lovers of pop music, I think, in any case, will give preference to artists such as Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, or … who’s there right now ” billboard charts “is headed?

Summary: on the part of the composite-arranger-producer making “Forward! Into Oblivion “- the album is high-quality and reasonably interesting. Emphasizing instrumentals “Launchpad” and “10,000 Villages”. Regarding the content … I still would recommend familiarity with GALAXY DYNAMITE start with the album “Moment of Impact”, and then you move on to a new job – so your knowledge of the band’s music will be more complete. That, in turn, will determine the accuracy of your personal choice.

 

Read original story here: http://recyclablesounds.blogspot.ru/2017/06/galaxy-dynamite-forward-into-oblivion.html?m=1

Heady Entertainment Galaxy Dynamite StarFire Fest Interview

May 1, 2017 By GalaxyDynamite Leave a Comment

INTERVIEW: Mike Mahgerefteh (Galaxy Dynamite/​StarFire Festival)

 

Galaxy Dynamite onto Round Two of the Lockn Festival Competition.

March 7, 2017 By GalaxyDynamite Leave a Comment

LOCKN’ ANNOUNCES THE TOP 12 VIRGINIA BANDS
IN THE 2017 ROCKN’ TO LOCKN’ COMPETITION!

 
12 SEMI-FINALISTS TO COMPETE IN LIVE PLAYOFFS
AT THREE VIRGINIA CLUB SHOWS IN APRIL
 
Arrington, Virginia – LOCKN’ Festival, in partnership with Starr Hill Brewery and Virginia Tourism Corporation, is excited to announce the top 12 semi-finalists in the 2017 Rockn’ To LOCKN’ competition. For the past two weeks, fans participated in a national online voting contest to listen and vote on 20 Virginia bands with the top-voted 12 bands moving to the next phase of the competition.  The grand prize of the Rockn’ To LOCKN’ contest is one of three coveted performance slots at the 2017 LOCKN’ Festival held August 24-27th in Arrington, VA and a $500 performance fee.
Live performance and in-person fan voting will determine the top six bands that will advance to the next round.  These six finalists will perform at the final competition on June 17, 2017 at Community Day at Infinity Downs Farm in Arrington, Virginia.  At the Community Day finals, bands will perform in front of a live crowd with in-person voting to determine the three bands headed to perform at LOCKN’ Festival.
The Top 12 are:
Adar  –  (Charlottesville, VA)
Anthony Rosano & the Conqueroos – (Norfolk, VA)
Big Mama Shakes – (Richmond, VA)
Devil’s Workshop Band – (Richmond, VA)
FeelFree – (Alexandria, VA)
Galaxy Dynamite – (Norfolk, VA)
Kendall Street Company – (Charlottesville, VA)
Mighty Joshua – (Richmond, VA)
Sun Dried Opossum – (Lyndhurst, VA)
The Atkinsons – (Richmond, VA)
Virginia Man – (Fredericksburg, VA)
Will Overman Band – (Charlottesville, VA)

The 12 semi-finalists will move on to the next round of live playoffs and in-person fan voting.  Tickets for all club shows are $10 and are on-sale now.

Friday, April 28th at The State Theatre in Falls Church, Virginia.  Featuring:  Galaxy Dynamite, Devil’s Workshop Big Band, FeelFree, and Virginia Man. Doors open at: 7pm.
Get Tickets Here!
LOCKN’ Music Festival is held annually on the last weekend in August at the Oak Ridge and Infinity Downs Farms in Arrington, Virginia and draws between 25-35,000 music fans from all over the world.   This year’s lineup includes:  Widespread Panic, Umphrey’s McGee, Tauk, The Suffers, The String Cheese Incident, The Revivalists, Phil Lesh & Friends, Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band performing the 40th Anniversary of Terrapin Station, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, moe., Margo Price, Marcus King Band, Keller Williams, Keller Williams’ Grateful Gospel, John Butler Trio, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, JJ Grey & Mofro, Greensky Bluegrass, Gov’t Mule, Eric Krasno Band, Los Colognes, Brandi Carlile, The Avett Brothers, and still more to be announced.
Tickets for LOCKN’ Festival are on-sale now at www.locknfestival.com
For more details on Community Day and Infinity Downs Farm visit www.infinitydowns.com

Applacian Jamwich Review

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The Revival of Galaxy Dynamite

October 30, 2016 By GalaxyDynamite Leave a Comment

Hampton Roads’ Shreds: The Revival of Galaxy Dynamite with Vacant Company @ Charlies

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