Thursday, June 5, 2014

Ed Roman takes Letters From High Latitudes to a whole new level

Ed Roman is no rookie to the music game with previous releases like Special Ed and The Musically Challenged, Oracles and Ice cream and now with the release of Letters From High Latitudes, Ed looks to heighten his musical career.


The album is folk, with a blend of different genres to make it unique and exquisite to the ears. The song I Found God is a relaxing piece. The song contains a good smooth flow and song structure that doesn't exactly bend boundaries, but gets the point across.  You may think the song is “religious” by the title, but I didn't get that at all from the lyrics it’s more about earth being “god” and not a man in the sky. His voice sounds great with awesome pronunciation and he uses minimal effects.  The production has a very high end sound.

The song in your eyes has a classic rock feel to it. The song contains great vocals over guitars that utilize rhythm. The guitar solo after the bridge is also very unique and sounds amazing! I think this track is a stand out song for this album, because it expresses Ed Roman’s talents in a much higher grade. He utilizes his voice in such a way that it can honestly stand alone. The guitars add depth to the song and create a “surreal” sound to it. Surreal in the sense that it sounds near radio quality.

The song Rosetta Stone stood out to me because the title. When I saw the title it reminded me of TOOL’s Rosetta stone. Though both of these artists are very different which I came to find out as soon as I pressed play, but Ed Roman didn't disappoint. This song portrays blues and jazz. His voice is smooth and soothing while the trumpets, add a uniqueness to it, with low assembled drums that add to the relaxation aspect of the song. I can see myself drinking a hot cup of coffee relaxing at the local coffee shop listening to this track enjoying the morning to get my day started. The song screams relaxation and mellowness. His voice also goes well with the track and doesn't over power the instruments, the vocals simply make the track “whole” if you will and complement each other very well.



Ed Roman’s High Latitudes sparks a new era for Ed Roman and music. He’s bringing back the soul and soothing sound which makes music enjoyable and healing. It’s not like the mainstream tracks that over run your mind speaking about topics like money, and material objects. Ed Roman brings something else to the table that screams LISTEN to me in a none aggressive way.  This album will be enjoyable for anyone that enjoys soothing music.


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