SLP - Perception
This is a project created by cellist Sebastian Lepine. He has got together with a bunch rock/fusion musicians to explore a musical direction which deviates from his normal classical repertoire.
I’ve got to say right at the start that the melancholy sounding cello isn’t an instrument that I particularly enjoy listening to on a regular basis. The closest thing I have in my collection is Ed Alleyne-Johnston and I haven’t listened to that in ages.
This album is a strange combination of jazz-fusion meets progressive metal, with the cello adding a classical feel. Most of the time there is a lot going on in the tracks, making them seem claustrophobic and I found listening to them becoming more of an endurance test, rather than a pleasurable experience.
If you like classical music and a slightly discordant sound, then this might be for you, but I found it hard going. The playing is pretty amazing and I’m in awe on that front, but it is an album that I found I could only listen to in small doses.