There is a new band taking form under the sultry New Mexico sky. They are known as Emox. This duo have only been rehearsing for a few months, but they are off to a promising beginning with room to perfect what they have started. The music in which they compose is dark and psychedelic and often times experimental. Lance, the Male vocalist of the group, puts one in mind of Michel Gyra of Swans fame, or at times Nick Cave on some of the tracks with his brooding dark vocals. Other tracks, in both the song arrangement and vocals put me in mind of the first few albums of Pink Floyd, or The Legendary Pink Dots with the Multi-effects used on the tracks.
The arrangement of the guitar and drum sequencer is often slow and melancholy. One can definitely hear the influence of The Cure on all four tracks of this CD, and maybe even a splash of Led Zeppelin.
Ann, adding the soft ghostly female vocals on the CD, swirls her performance around and around like an EVP. It is similar in arrangement to Black Tape for a Blue Girl with a vocal quality similar to that of Regeana Morris of The Changelings Fame.
For a group that has only been together a few months, they are off to a wonderful start. It will be exciting to see how they develop. When they do, they would be perfect addition to tour with The Changelings or The Pink Dots. The Dark psychedelic sky is the limit for this group of the Southwest.

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