R&D collaborate on an experimental debut album, "Cassini's Crash"
Taking us on a sonic adventure through multiple genres and styles, R&D have simply blown us away with their debut album, Cassini’s Crash. Keep reading for a closer look into the record, as well as a background on the band.
Infusing a wide variety of influences spanning from Genesis to Sigur Ros to Explosions in the Sky, the power duo of R&D have still managed to create something incredibly unique and gripping on their first record, Cassini’s Crash. Made up of R and D, it’s actually a father and son project that initially got started in the midst of Covid. At first it was recording a series of covers from their favorite bands, but thankfully they branched out and began to record originals that ultimately led to the creation of this record. It’s filled with passion and love from beginning to end and we’re overwhelmingly recommending everyone check it out.
Immediately, R&D immerse the listener on the 10+ minute opening track “Cassini’s Crash, Dust Settles, Open the Pod” that truly sets the tone and gives the listener all the information they need to know before embarking on the rest of it. Coming in at 5 total tracks and spanning right around 30 minutes, it really is an amalgamation of genre and experimentation. At first they take you on a spacelike journey instrumentally which features expansive synthesizers and aesthetically pleasing vocals, but onto the next track and they’ve slowed things down and got a bit more serious. While we wouldn’t quite call the album “cohesive”, it doesn’t really need to be as each song delicately shows off their skills as multi-instrumentalists and creators.
For all the inspirations that they listed, they’ve still really created something inherently original that basically pays homage to the past yet there’s infinite moments that sound futuristic as well. Putting Cassini’s Crash into a specific genre would be a downright impossible task as they cover so much ground, but with a ton of progressive elements and endless grooves, it really doesn’t need a label of its own. We also particularly loved that for the most part, there isn’t much of a focus on the lyricism compared to the amount of jams that are featured. It takes risks, goes off the rail at moments, but honestly we enjoyed our listen immensely and cannot wait for the inevitable follow up!
In the meantime, please go ahead and click that link below to visit their Bandcamp page and give this album a spin.
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