Hidria Spacefolk - Symbiosis
	Released: 2002 Label: Silence Cat. No.: SLC-009 Total Time: 51:25
	Reviewed by: Eric Porter, June 2004 Blending Middle Eastern motifs with driving backbeats, steady doses of guitar, keyboards and flute lead you on a musical journey. Throughout you will find other interesting sounds such as what sounds to be a jaw harp, xylophone, and sequenced keyboard sounds. Symbiosis is an all-instrumental offering that keeps the listener's attention. This is not the meandering keyboard excursions of old, but solid rock instrumentals with jam band mentality. As I listen to the songs develop, they usually stay focused on a particular musical idea, and get expanded upon by the lead instrument or instruments. Who is listening to Hidria Spacefolk? I can say for almost certain that no one has heard them on the radio. What motivates a band to record this type of music these days? I just wonder about these things as I listen to the band. I guess it is easy to draw comparisons to the Ozrics, so I will since I don't have another reference point. Though it may have the feel of a jam band, there are definite melodies, often played in unison, yet the music sounds as if it could really open up and translate well in a live setting. Symbiosis is a very enjoyable CD, and I look forward to seeing the band at NEARfest 04. [See also Bobo's review -ed.] More about Symbiosis: Track Listing: Terra Hidria I (7:03) Terra Hidria II (1:39) Kaneh Bosm (5:12) Kaikados (6:17) Nasha Universo (5:15) Jahwarp (5:47) Agents Entropos (3:12) J-Mantra (5:14) Pangaia (11:41) Musicians: Mikko Happo - Guitar Smi Virkkala - Guitar, Synthesizer Kimmo Dammert - bass Janne Lounatvuori - keyboards Teemu Kilponen - drums Matti Lehikoinen - percussion Contact: Website: http://www.hidriaspacefolk.st Note: will open new browser window Discography Hidria Spacefolk (2001) Symbiosis (2002)