URANIA - Initiation
Songs: 13  Time:  53:45
The debut release from Brain Surgery Music, Urania's Initiation is a potent CD that is both exciting to the mind and body.  The man behind the mask of Urania, George Hagegeorge, is no stranger to this scene.  Having been a founding member of Under the Noise, producer for The Aggression and Pygmy Children, and remix master for a variety of projects (BiGod 20, Hellsau, Clay People, etc.) Hagegeorge knows how to create multidimensional musical pieces.  With Urania Hagegeorge explores a variety of electronic sub-genres.  On Secret he develops a trippy techno beat and adds in some spacey synths, and shared male/female vocals.  Heading in the opposite direction, First Swirling is a noisy piece with a scraping rhythm, staticy vocals, and dense beats.  With this piece Hagegeorge shows that he can keep up with the Euro power-noise movement and even advance the sound a bit farther.  Dirt is a straight-edged electro dance piece complete with techno styled sequences, rolling beats, and angry vocals.  The title track, Initiation, is a dense piece with shouted vocals, tripped-out beat programming, and an underlying, noisy rhythm.  Fractured Spirit is a funky electro piece with a cascading rhythm line, both male & female vocals, and slower beats.  More experimental in nature, Katabasis is a seven-minute piece that ebbs and flows with light synth noises and samples.  The finale, Reactor, is comprised of a wet rhythm line, radical beats, and occasional vocals.  Thus far in his career, Initiation is the highlight, which is saying quite a bit considering I've enjoyed everything he has done.  What Hagegeorge has done with Urania far surpasses what most musicians are accomplishing today.  Initiation is truly an amazing CD and should not be overlooked.
      
BRAIN SURGERY MUSIC                             Urania is:
71 W. 23rd St., Suite 903                                  George Hagegeorge w/ Melissa Sharlat / Pete Roper &
New York, NY 10010                                         Al X-Perricci
USA                                                                     Contact Urania @
BRAIN SURGERY MUSIC homepage:         c/o Track in the Box Productions
http://wwwbrainsurgerymusic.com                PO BOX 50074
                                                                             Baltimore, MD 21211
                                                                              USA
                                                                             e-mail: trackbox@charm.net
                                                                             Urania homepage:
                                                                             http://www.charm.net/~trackbox/urania.html