Bluecube Music
The Gak Omek : Alien Eye (US,2003)**°
I heard lots of releases with the same basic elements : electric guitars, synthesiser & drummachine, which were 10 to 20 times less good than this release. Most important I think which makes the difference complete is an equal drive in each instrument, which makes it work (just listen to fragments of Aluminium Man, Moonburn or Robotomy). The result is electric guitar progressive rock with an energy that drives you into this trip. Some touches of jazzfusion trumpet on "The Squiggly Parameter" complete the music with some more alternation. For the little instruments being used I think the result is very good !
BlueCube MusicThe Gak Omek : Return of the all-powerfull light beings (US,2004)**°
Gak Omek still is a one man project by Robert Burger, (guitar, guitar-synthesizer, digital drums) but he got help by Dave Cashin, keyboards (on two tracks) and Glenn Robitaille, drums (on one track). This much arranged home-psych still succeeds to convince me well. The complexity still follows an inner progressive rock drive well, and never is over-intellectualised. Most compositions are driven by electric guitar(s) and guitar-synthesizer, with some percussion arrangements. A somewhat long but fine instrumental album.
