In the interest of full disclosure, I don’t have the vocabulary to adequately describe how incredibly futuristic and musically-accomplished this leading heavier-than-hell rock (for lack of a better word) band is, but I’ll give it a whirl...
Luke Destefano, Tom Orza, Chris Enriquez, and newcomer- Chris “Bigs” Bigley form the always-sensational super-prog band- Villa Vina, located in the heart of New York City. Centered around Luke’s guitarist extraordinaire virtuosity, these post-rock/deconstructionist illuminati employ difficult time signatures, loud and soft aural dichotomies for sonic tension, wacky dub excursions and trance-like monotone vocals to flesh out their intellectual sound. As a matter of fact, these guys are all so smart that Villa Vina should be considered dangerous. Several of their songs are well over six minutes as their debut record- COLONY COLLAPSE embraces extended instrumental passages, spoken word recitations and other hallmarks of experimental music. The band’s jagged signature guitar sound, comparable to the early Robert Fripp days of 1970, is occasionally offset with insanely barbaric polyrhythmic drumming, lock down tighter-than-hell bass grooves, and classical piano segue-ways reminiscent of Yes, early Genesis and ELP. Soothing one minute and disconcerting the next, this is challenging listening but well worth the effort.
Sadly, as much as I listen to and love COLONY COLLAPSE, this five-song EP doesn’t measure up to Villa Vina’s usual musically-chaotic live performances (I strongly, strongly, recommend catching this band in action! Their live shows scare the shit out of me!), but the band might’ve been rushed to release this EP, as there are fragments of their full capabilities. “Stone and Halo Part II” and “Release the Hounds!” offer a glimmer of exhilaration, unworldly energy, and inventive compositional derangement, but then the EP plateaus. I assume, this was intentional, as if to leave the listener to want more, a multi-monstrosity of a brain-teaser, Villa Vina competes for the heavyweight title of the New York City rock ensembles. I cannot stress this enough- SEE THIS BAND LIVE, SEE THIS BAND LIVE, you’ll thank me for the suggestion... (A)
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