Orbit Service--Songs of Eta Carinae

150 years ago the star Eta Carinae suffered a giant outburst, causing it to become one of the brightest star spots in our night sky despite it being 800,000 light years away. I looked this up because Orbit Service’s new album Songs of Eta Carinae reminded me of some fantasy-styled soundtrack, and I was ready to find Eta Carinae to be some fantastical world next door to Middle Earth. The name fits Orbit Service’s style of music—which is very out of orbit. Spacey, elongated rhythms and melodies are pulled and stretched throughout seven minute tracks (or in the case of "Asphyxia," 11 minutes). Yep, that’s right, we’ve got ourselves a good old stoner album here, where we’ve got our head in the stars and like our music slow and spacey. Songs of Eta Carinae reminds one of a amateur Pink Floyd, with touches of Dream Theater in there too. Each song is very slow, a tad creepy, and very long. Not that those are bad qualities, Orbit Service does what they set out to do very well. Point being though, unless you’re looking for some good late-night background noise or something to cater to your bong-party, stay clear of this one.

(Published at MusicEmissions.com)