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Modern Primitive
Rock · 2016 · 13 tracks · 1h 10m

Modern Primitive

A surreal bridge between 1980s experimentation and modern precision. Dense, vocal-inflected guitar work that feels like a lost Zappa collaboration.

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It's like Steve Vai found a lost hard drive from 1984 and finished it with 21st-century magic.

A surreal and technically dazzling exploration of the space between youthful curiosity and mature mastery.

Modern Primitive · vs · Steve Vai
Surreal Abstract+1.7σ

The writing leans notably further into surreal abstract than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 1h 10m
01
Bop!
5:38
02
Dark Matter
3:53
03
Mighty Messengers
3:57
04
The Lost Chord
4:09
05
Upanishads
4:38
06
Fast Note People
5:54
07
And We Are One
5:22
08
Never Forever
5:17
09
Lights Are On
6:27
10
No Pockets
4:54
11
Pink and Blows Over, Part I
3:21
12
Pink and Blows Over, Part II (Mars Attack)
13:14
13
Pink and Blows Over, Part III
3:31
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring, rhythmic vocal chanting on Bop! that feels like a futuristic tribal ritual.
The transition into the thirteen-minute epic Pink and Blows Over Part II where the melody dissolves into a cinematic soundscape.
The way the guitar on Upanishads mimics the microtonal bends of a sitar with uncanny precision.
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