2013, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the beginning of Chronostasis. What is Chronostasis? As the band describes, "Chronostasis is the illusion in which the first impression following a saccade appears to be extended in time." The definition of the band's name is intriguing indeed. After stumbling across a very rough live recorded musical section performed by these guys, I was curious. After some quick reading, and learning the bands fundamental inspiration lies with the writings of Stephen Hawking, Neil Degrasse Tyson, and Albert Einstein I had to hear more.
January 15th, 2015, I contact the band and learn of the recording of their first album. I was informed they would release it later in the year and supply me with a copy. The anticipation was building as months rolled by.
June 24th, 2015, I received a copy of the completed album. The mysterious aura that surrounded this album was thick. As I downloaded each track through email attachments, the pilgrimage that I was about to embark on fully came to realization. Was this anticipation a false climatic build up to just another underground band calling themselves progressive, and technical, by simply throwing musical segments together? Or is this an underground band that has talent, and knows how to write music and will be a delightful surprise?
June 25th, 2015, 5:30a.m. came too early as I collapsed out of bed and clicked and dragged what looked like Cosmagida through my dreary vision from my iTunes to my iPod. "This music better keep me awake on my drive to work", I thought as I left my house. "Static Limit", two minutes and fourteen seconds of what sounds like a failed pitch towards a made for TV movie of The Twilight Zone intrigued me enough. I ventured on. "Nefelibata" starts off with some spiny shrilling riffs, climbing and descending, the scales deliver you a technical fast paced, but consistent monologue. Even breaks and reoccurring riffs appear throughout to tie the song together, while lavishing the listener with new ideas at every turn thereafter. "Kappa Effect" continues this method. Technical drumming, and ambient guitar solos guide the listener on an archaeological adventure, where new discoveries have been frozen in time for lengths one can only ponder on. The scales, the strong bass segments, the odd timing of cymbals crashing, revealed a rich discovery to me. The music carried with it strong originality in sound and structure, but with the traditional soul of a well aged document with its priceless text that will forever be cherished. These building blocks are in all of our music today, but with twist of time and creative chaos that is Chronostasis's Cosmagida.
July 5th, 2015, Chronostasis releases their first album Cosmagida. This voiceless experience will challenge the brave listener to venture into the dusty tomb and experience the illusions, the twists and turns, and the map of time that is laid out in this eight track album.
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