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Scott Mosher There are currently 1 Reviews of this Demo.
Average Rating: 4
Artist Name: Scott Mosher
Demo Title: Virtuality
Band Members: Scott Mosher
Location:Raleigh, NC
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    • Musashi's Review:
    Wow! This is a really excellent demo. I would call it Blade Runner meets Dream Theater. Scott Mosher calls it ambient, neo-progressive, cyber rock. Whatever you call it, it looks and sounds great. The artwork is all original work by Scott through his design studio, the Ambient Mind. All of the music is written and played by Scott with the exception of a few guest solos by friends. The CD is the embodiment of Scott Mosher's vision of music and art. I have to applaud Mosher's ability to capture all of his feelings, thoughts and emotions in this one CD.

    The computer graphics have a really cool sci-fi feel. Pictures of smoke stacks, naked women and pyramids basque in an orange, star-laden sky. You could be on Mars or in NJ with during a sunset. Definitely take some time to check out his website. The site is well organized and has everything you would want on it (except porn).

    The music is both ambient and progressive. At his most inspired, Mosher sounds like Dream Theater or Queensryche. Guitars and keyboards intertwine and produce power pop with musical integrity. However, to me, ambient means boring. I have to admit there are plenty of long sleepy passages on this CD which threatened to send me to a different kind of dream theater. The music is very accessible and has good pop rock sensibility for the most part, but his love for ambiance causes Mosher to let parts go on for too long without change. I suspect this is due to the fact that he did everything himself and programmed a lot of stuff on the sequencer. It is far too easy to repeat passages over and over when you program them into the computer. And it is far too easy to be complacent about editing to your music when you are the only one playing in the band.

    The absolute worst part of this CD is the drum machine which clicks away without feeling or emotion. The digital perfection constantly exposes Mosher as a bedroom genius. The absence of any outside influence on Mosher is apparent. You are in his world. As far as demos go, he has done a great job. It seems that so much is invested in this CD in terms of money, artwork and time, so I am saddened by the fact that he didn't use a real drummer. I know some people like that mechanical feel and sound, but I am not one of those people. I like real people playing instruments.

    Definitely go to Mosher's website and check out his music. It's good, but, sadly, It's not metal enough (hence, a one skull deduction). However, he has really showcased his skills as a musician, programmer and graphic artist.
    4 out of 5

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