Originally self-released by the band last year, "I Carry..." is the debut five-song EP from Denver, CO duo Adai (now being re-released by Radar Recordings). All five tracks flow seamlessly together, and the bulk of the EP is instrumental, fluidly transitioning from soft clean passages through an array of "post-rock" or "post-metal" types of playing (and I really don't care for those terms, but if I use them people tend to actually know what types of riffs I'm referring to, so... you know) and a few sludgy sort of rocked out little riffs to thicker, nastier rhythms that better accentuate the absolutely vicious vocals—which, when they do appear, tend to be buried deep in the mix so as not to overpower (though there's actually some really cool singing back there from time to time as well). Recorded at the mighty Godcity by Kurt Ballou, of course everything sounds fucking great—from the warm, resonant percussion to the massively textured walls of guitars and effects that thicken things up and really give you no indication that there are only two dudes responsible for all of this. Several of the tracks are rather short "interludes" of sorts, so the 24-minute running time is actually a little shorter than you'd expect given the length of the two core compositions, but you easily get a feel for what the band's capable of. It may not be the most original approach in the world, but it's certainly quality, and I'd be quite curious to hear a full-length outing from Adai (hopefully in the near future).
Unfortunately I just found out the other day that this disc isn't being officially released until September, and had I known that sooner I would've held off on posting about this until then (I think advance promotion is sort of pointless, to be honest). But I do have the actual physical CD in my hands right now, so... maybe if you contact the band or label at the links above you'll be able to buy one ahead of time. Otherwise... I guess the wait is on!
