Points North Interview Jason Saulnier of Music Legends

Points North Interview
Questions and Answers with Eric Barnett guitarist for Points North
February 15, 2012

Eric Barnett

01. In March, Points North is releasing “Road Less Traveled” album, could you describe the idea behind the album?

Well, it’s our first album…and accordingly, I’d describe the idea behind the album as the story of the band thus far. Very little about Points North – the way in which the band formed, the makeup of its members, the path we’ve taken to get to this point, even down to the music itself – has been what one might describe as “conventional”. Just being an instrumental band in the first place, in this day and age, is arguably a statement of individuality.

So “Road Less Traveled”, the title inspired by the Robert Frost poem “Road Not Taken” and its ending, “I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference“, felt like a good description for the journey we’ve been on – individually and collectively – that we felt was reflected in the music we’d created for the album.


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Android Meme reviewed in Express Milwaukee

Android Meme - Ordo Ab Chao

Loaded with songs about secret societies and government experiments, the debut CD from Toronto's The Android Meme also borrows musical references from groups as wide-ranging as Rush and Tears for Fears. If you've read this far, you should know that the title of Ordo Ab Chao comes from the Latin expression meaning “order out of chaos.” And while this quartet certainly brings the chaos with a difficult-to-define retro sound that verges on danceable metal, order is in short supply.





Complex yet clocking in at a concise 46-and-a-half minutes, Ordo Ab Chao is anchored by vocalist Stefano S. Amelio, who draws comparisons to Ozzy Osbourne and Geddy Lee. Taken collectively, this album represents a twist on the new wave of progressive metal.


By Michael Popke
Milwaukee's alternative weekly newspaper/Website
http://www.expressmilwaukee.com


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