Jet Plane: Falls Feather

Russian post-rockers Jet Plane sound a lot darker on their new album Falls Feather, building their tracks on monolithic riffs and loops. Their signature use of glockenspiel, violin and bagpipes has been pushed back into the background and while that is understandable for for their new guitar heavy prog course it also make them less special. When of those instruments gets the chance to be heard in a track like Wildflower the music gains depth. They have another ace up their sleeve however, when they unleash the neo-classical prog grandeur of Moreno.

The band is going through some soul searching in their quest for a new course. Dead ends are unavoidable, but they keep busy cutting their way through the genres to carve a new niche for their music.

Jet Plane: Pipe Dream

Russian post-rockers Jet Plane take it slow on their new album Pipe Dream, with almost seamless segues between the tracks. Dreamy stuff that unfolds at a leisurely pace, with glorious twin-guitar leads and folk-tinged violin riding on top of the rumbling rhythm section. A few snippets of spoken words add a layer of menace that makes you rethink the meaning of the music.

Like its predessor Loud To Sleep they fall between the cracks of progressive rock, drones and jazz, with some stoner rock licks thrown in for good measure. Jet Plane are like a glacier, unstoppable, at a snail pace, with occasional outbursts of mayhem.

Jet Plane: Loud To Sleep

With a name like Jet Plane you'd expect high adrenaline, chest beating rock. The Russian post-rockers, based in Bryansk, peddle slow-moving instrumental post-rock with the band's resident multi-instrumentalist Igor Zyuzko filling out the sound with dabs of violin, bagpipes and Glockenspiel.

Building their songs on rhythm and flailing guitar lines they travel to hills and valleys, from towering crescendos to pastoral noodling. Fans of intricate textures and. While a lot of bands in this particular niche go for a dystopian vibe, Jet Plane's outlook on things is not that bleak. Inspired by the power of nature in general and the Russian winter in particular Loud To Sleep is an album that flows as a unity - one hour of exploration using drones, bits of traditional folk music, jazz and all out rock.

Jet Plane:
Sergey Sapunov: guitar
Maxim Berezko: guitar
Dmitriy Bulavintsev: drums
Konstantin Kiselev: bass
Igor Zyuzko: violin, shepherd's bagpipes, Glockenspiel

Loud To Sleep is released thru Ricco. Release date: October 7th.

Tracks:

1. Laurel Trees/21 Guns
2. Loud To Sleep
3. Snow Rock
4. Fog
5. Sundog
6. (You Can Hear Them) Whisper
7. Whale

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