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Native Construct is the product of collaboration between several students that began in 2011 at the storied Berklee College of
Music inBoston,Massachusetts. Fueled by a desire to breathe new life into the modern metal genre, Native Construct artfully
blends a wide spectrumof compositional influences, ranging from classical all the way to prog metal and musical theater. The
result is a wonderfully unique sonictexture, made up of extended-range guitars, theatrical vocals, and a full complement of
symphonic instrumentation. Guitarist and composerMyles Yang's passion for innovation, couple ...read more
Native Construct is the product of collaboration between several students that began in 2011 at the storied Berklee College of
Music inBoston,Massachusetts. Fueled by a desire to breathe new life into the modern metal genre, Native Construct artfully
blends a wide spectrumof compositional influences, ranging from classical all the way to prog metal and musical theater. The
result is a wonderfully unique sonictexture, made up of extended-range guitars, theatrical vocals, and a full complement of
symphonic instrumentation. Guitarist and composerMyles Yang's passion for innovation, coupled with his extensive academic
study of arranging and compositional techniques, makes NativeConstruct a truly distinctive up-and-coming metal act.
In 2014, the band's music caught the ear of Brian Slagel at Metal Blade Records, and led to a recording contract and a
worldwide release ofthe band's debut album, Quiet World. The album promises to be a rich, vibrant, and aurally engaging
musical experience. While following amusically programmatic approach to its storytelling, the album demonstrates a
fascinating unification of numerous musical styles andprovides an emotional journey through the vast and imaginative world
Native Construct have envisioned.
Quiet World was largely self-produced and written between 2011 and 2013 in between the individual band members' studies
at the BerkleeCollege of Music. What began as jam sessions simply for fun eventually turned into a full-fledged musical
endeavor. All tracking andprogramming was done at the band's home studios in Boston, MA, with the exception of vocals,
which were recorded with Jamie KingatTheBasement Studios in Winston-Salem, NC. The album was mixed by Rich Mouser at
The Mouse House Studio in Los Angeles,CA,andmastered by Jamie King.
A brief listen to Quiet World is enough to make it apparent that there is a concept, here. Though it's best to let the band
explain the album intheir own words: "Quiet World is about a guy who loves a girl. The guy is a bit of an odd and eccentric
person - an outcast. He's also amute,and a little unstable, as it turns out. The girl doesn't return his feelings, but he can't
bring himself to let go. As his unrequited passionfor her devolves into obsession and eventual resentment, his mind begins to
slip further and further away. He convinces himself that he can'tbe loved because of his condition and abnormalities. So he
decides to create for himself a new, fantastic world of which he has completecontrol -a world where there are no oddballs or
outcasts. A world where everyone is surrounded by people who are just like themselves: amuch quieter world.
"It's at this point that the first track of the album, "Mute," begins. And it turns out that many of the subjects of his new world
are not ascontent living this way as he is. In the second track we see a new character, the Archon, rise up and unite his
people in the clouds with theonce distant people in the sea. He leads an opposition to "Sinister Silence," as the people come
to call him. The rest of the album unfolds withevents within the "Quiet World" and manifestations of the enduring struggle
between the Archon and Sinister Silence. The lone exception istrack number four, "Your Familiar Face," which steps out of
this world for a moment to give a closer look at the events prior to the first trackand the tragedy of Sinister Silence."
What is impressive about Native Construct is not necessarily an involved concept on a debut record, it's that they
wrote,produced,andrecorded the album while balancing school work and on a college student budget. It's the epitome of "self
produced." AndwhatNativeConstruct wants fans to know is that "the composition process for this album was intensely
meticulous from top to bottom. Eachnote,eachlyric, each twist and each turn were arrived at with the utmost care. As such,
we were able to weave rich, often subtle layersofmeaninginto the music and text. We're very excited for you all to
experience the result of our efforts!" « hide |
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