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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Rocktopia: Jolly - 'The Audio Guide To Happiness (Part 1)' - CD Review

A Fireworks Magazine / Rocktopia album review by Phil Ashcroft: There's some kind of bizarre spiel attached to the press release for this album by New York neo-prog band Jolly, and while I don't usually agree with the lazy practice of using large amounts of text from the press release in reviews, I'm just not intelligent (or interested!) enough to try to explain what is allegedly going on here in my own words. The four piece band are claiming that Under the guise of rock music, Jolly has devised a therapeutic auditory experience scientifically designed to bring the brain to a state of pure happiness. By combining sophisticated arrangements, ambient textures, aggressive dynamics, and infectious melodies with binaural brain wave technology, a new medium is born. Read the full review on Rocktopia http://ping.fm/DXJEH
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