{"id":8931,"date":"2022-12-21T17:03:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T16:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kessel-tamerus.nl\/Esthers_Blog\/?p=8931"},"modified":"2025-11-30T11:49:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T10:49:30","slug":"the-aaron-clift-experiment-the-age-of-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kessel-tamerus.nl\/Esthers_Blog\/cd-recensie\/the-aaron-clift-experiment-the-age-of-misinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Aaron Clift Experiment \u2013 The Age of Misinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Aaron Clift Experiment is a prog ensemble from Austin, Texas. ‘The Age of Misinformation’ is about the destructive power of lies, and the search for truth. The Covid lockdown (from 2020-2021) was not easy, not at all; this fourth album is about that era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The spoken sampling at the start of ‘The Age of Misinformation’ makes the concept immediately clear. The rocking music keeps the spoken phrases from dominating. Aaron has a driven way of singing. There is pleasant keyboard playing and wonderful guitar playing. Moreover, there are plenty of variations in rhythm and melody. The (mostly) uplifting nature keeps everything from being depressing. Certain parts are tightly played, and so is the end of this opening track. ‘L.I.A.R.’ is somewhat calmer in nature. The layers in vocals and music are well spread throughout the headphones. There is a small section of a cappella vocals and a rest, followed by a rocking instrumental section. At times there seems to be frustration on Aaron’s voice, this forms a good match with the words he sings. In addition, vocals and music are balanced. During the calmer last part, the wordless background vocals meld nicely with the music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the start of ‘Bet on Zero’ you can hear the brass band, soon there are unexpected turns. Again Aaron sings convincingly, when he sings louder, the music joins in. The percussion has a surprising rhythm at times, the volume constantly matching the music. A quiet instrumental section forms a nice melange with the subdued trumpet playing. The saxophone is partly in a section with a bit more tempo. A lot happens: you hear all kinds of things one after another, sometimes even mixed together, yet it forms a whole. This seems to end softly, but a varied drum solo follows. Several instruments join in, the vocals are soft at first, followed by a few vocal outbursts. After an instrumental (brass) piece, this epic ends somewhat unexpectedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a lot of variation in the songs as much instrumental as vocal. The ” bitter” sound in Aaron’s voice appears in several songs, including ‘Dark Secrets’. But ‘Rise’ is a bit friendlier in sound, the voices are well stacked. The combination or alternation of keyboards and guitar\/guitars is fine. The warmth guitar sounds, the percussion and the calm way of singing give ‘The Color of Flight’ a positive sound. There are nice details in the music, the string instruments fit the sweet atmosphere nicely. The feel-good intro of ‘M\u00e1laga’ ties in nicely with this. Of course, Aaron continues to sing with his own remarkable vocal color, but the angry tone is gone. Rhythm and melody are lighter in sound, so vocals and music remain balanced. This song ends with a fade out. ‘Weight of the World’ has a pleasantly slow start. Slowly but surely, tempo and volume increase a bit. A touch of rock is added in the guitar playing, after which this final song ends with a quiet flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both frustration and optimism can be heard, these changes are wonderful to hear. But the frustration does make it a little less accessible. Because you have to have gusto to listen to this concept and frustration. ‘The Age of Misinformation’ is different from 2018’s ‘If all goes wrong’ not only because of this, because the lineup has changed quite a bit. Still, you will definitely recognize the style, but especially Aaron’s voice. The release is scheduled for early January, so you can still pre-order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(78\/100) (Own Management).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social media<\/strong>:
Website: Aaron Clift<\/a>
Facebook: Aaron Clift<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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