Matthew Parmenter - Astray
	Released: 2004 Label: Strung Out Records Cat. No.: Total Time: 68:12
	Reviewed by: Davide Guidone, October 2004 To all people that don’t remember him. Matthew Parmenter is the leader of the American group Discipline, that created a great album in the nineties like Unfolded Like A Staircase. On this album Parmenter plays all instruments (including guitars and drums, adding to keys, violin and sax), and performs mature and elegant pieces like "Now," "Distracted" and "Dirty Mind" with Peter Hammill, who is a sort of spectre along the whole album. These tracks seem, and it is hard to admit, to sometimes lack of a kind of feeling that we would like to find. However, to mention some influences, you can imagine that the main one is Van Der Graaf Generator, and it is possible to hear King Crimson of the first period in "Another Vision." I suggest this album to all Discipline and VDGG fans. Rating: 3.5/5 [See also Joshua's review -ed.] More about Astray: Track Listing: Now (9:58) / Distracted (7:39) / Dirty Mind (9:21) / Another Vision (7:08) / Some Fear Growing Old (6:56) / Between Me And The End (5:58) / Modern Times (21:09) Musicians: Matthew Parmenter - guitars, drums, keys, violin and sax Peter Hammill - guest vocals Contact: Website: www.strungoutrecords.com Note: will open new browser window Discography Discipline: Push and Profit (1993) Unfolded Like A Staircase (1997) Solo: Astray (2004)
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