Atlases

May 13, 2009 > Bands

They’d been talking about playing together for 18 months; they finally formed in September 2008 and now they’re already making waves. All five members of Atlases originated from the surrounding area: three from Cheltenham, one from Stroud and one from Tewkesbury.
Having experimented in previous incarnations, they got together and found a style that they’re all proud to be exploring.
With a line-up consisting of 3 guitars (Rupe, Jith & Will), a bassist (Lloyd) and drummer (Kenny) the EP ‘When the Ocean met the Sky’ unexpectedly starts with a gentle piano progression accompanied by an electronic drum beat before
dropping into a spacious loose chord sequence, creating an ethereal sound that gently floats along with melodies rising from the detached reverberation of fast picked guitar lines.
Atlases say there are no boundaries when it comes to expanding their sound; that they’d like to incorporate lots of different instruments and elements, perhaps even vocals!
It seems their biggest inspiration comes from knowing what they want to hear from the band they have formed, and are serious about making something beautiful, emotional and epic. They don’t seem to yearn for popularity, preferring to have confidence that if they make what they like people will like what they make.
www.myspace.com/atlasesuk

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