Artist: Disalto
Title: One Beacon in the Strand
Genre: Alternative Rock
Release Date: June 2010
Label: Unsigned
Album Review
DISALTO is a Los Angeles based rock band that has been creating varied music since 2005 when they released their first EP. Taking their name from the Italian word “by leaps”, the band has lived up to their name by taking great strides to creating varied tracks with each album. Drawing on influences from bands such as A PERFECT CIRCLE, SWITCHFOOT and SMASHING PUMPKINS, DISALTO has developed a strong musical repertoire of excellent late 90s / early 2000s memories. They performed at the big alternative / punk Warp tour fest in 2009 and now in 2010 they’ve felt it is the right time to deliver their second full length debut, ‘One Beacon in the Strand’.
‘One Beacon in the Strand’ has a variety of music; most of it focuses on melodic riffs and progressive drumming. The album opens with ‘The Arrival’ which offers clean, harmonic vocals mixed with chugging riffs and sporadic drumming; a good lead in. Very few tracks follow the same formula however, which is a gem amongst bands of this age that can tend to create the same song over and over again. ‘Sooner Or Later’ has a great drum intro and feels very laid back compared to the last track. ‘Charades’ mixes a thick, industrial drum sound with a tempo that rises in aggression and falls into a melodic steadfast. Overall the vocals keep this soft, easygoing tone throughout the album along the lines of bands like SWITCHFOOT or MUSE, but the music of each track, no matter how different, fits them no matter what.
Not all the tracks are easy going. ‘Passport’ has a much thicker sound with the guitars and even sounds a bit more distorted, bordering the gritty sound of black metal with clean vocals attached. It is a bit different for DISALTO’s standards, but a welcome experimental twist, and it still sounds extremely progressive. ‘Could It Be’ and ‘Lightbulb’ aren’t by any means metal sounding, but they are certainly more upbeat than the rest of the tracks in the way the guitars seamlessly flow together along with the drums. With the biting tempo mixed with melody it is certainly understandable why DISALTO would fit the bill for a stage such as The Warped Tour. With the ability to meld aggression and quieter textures in numerous forms, there is no telling just how far this band can go… except that they will go far. In today’s alternative rock scene it is very hard to find fresh sounds, but fortunately DISALTO is one of them. Instead of applying just one version of music and offsetting it with just a single track that is completely different, the band strives to alter their sound with each song and still keep a well defined genre within their music. The sound of ‘One Beacon in the Strand’ is both angry and peaceful, and when blended together, delivers something that fans have long been waiting to hear.
Tracklist
01. The Arrival (3:58)
02. Sooner Or Later (3:49)
03. Paint the Sky (3:16)
04. Charades (3:25)
05. Shiraz Farewell (3:07)
06. Precious Flaw (3:51)
07. Passport (3:46)
08. Think It Over (3:28)
09. Could It Be (3:31)
10. Lightbulb (4:33)
Line-up
Joe Friedman: Guitar
David Friedman: Bass
Carlos Flores: Guitar
Dana Cordero: Vocals
Oren Halmut: Drums
Website
http://www.myspace.com/disalto
Cover Picture
Rating
Music: 8
Sound: 8
Total: 8 / 10
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