Guwahati based Alternative band Lucid Recess will be giving away their much acclaimed album "Engraved Invitation" for Free Download from 5th August, followed by the release of new singles from their upcoming album to be released next year. The album will be available for downloaded at their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/lucidrecess
Engraved Invitation was released in 2010. The album has 12 songs including ‘The Tribe’, ‘Colourful Déjà vu’, ‘Socially Active Warrior’ and the band’s first piano based song “Calling”. It was recorded at Lucid Recess Studio and was produced by Siddharth Barooa. The album was well received by fans and critics alike and according to RSJ Magazine, was one of the Top 3 Indian albums of 2010.
Some Press Comments on Engraved Invitation:
"One of the Top 3 Indian albums of 2010"
- RSJ Magazine, March 2011
"…this band has released one of the clearest, cleanest and most sharply produced CD I've ever heard…"
"…the vocals are harmonized well without a trace of any accent. Each track is sung well and superbly crisp…"
- Rock Society Magazine UK, Aug/Sept 2010 issue
"..this young trio have nailed the glossy thump of 90s alternative rock for the first time out; this sounds huge and confident and full of energy, deftly mirroring the moody post-Nirvana era with surging riffs and lashings of angsty melodrama.."
- Classic Rock Magazine UK, Sept 2010 Issue
"..In ‘Engraved Invitation’, Lucid Recess have managed to create a well thought out album that seamlessly alternative metal and rock to create something that is melancholically tuneful”. Rating - 7/10
- Powerplay Magazine UK, Sept 2010 Issue
“..Lucid Recess cuts a well-primed, sharp, surprisingly well produced record, chock full of nifty guitar lines and crisp riffs…” “..splendidly produced record..”
- Rolling Stone India Magazine, April 2010
"..This band have self-produced the rock album that Radiohead could have made - it comes up trumps on all fronts..."
- www.uberrock.co.uk
“A successful debut album” - 5.5/7
- www.hardharderheavy.de
“Inspiring first visit from these young men” - 7.5/10
- www.metalliville.co.uk
"...a colossal nominee for one of the Rock albums of the year"
- Indian Music Revolution Website