Do Make Say Think - Scala - 22/10/09

It became apparent very quickly that having been listening to DMST for a number of years now it had never struck me just how much of an impact their music had made on me until the eight piece ensemble appeared on stage and ploughed through such beauties as ‘The Universe!’ with energy and passion. I was completely taken aback with how amazing they sounded live, they are not as in your face as some instrumental bands, their sound builds up and materializes gently gaining momentum through any number of different instruments creating beautifully euphoric parts mixed with epic riffs and heavy bass.

I was a little weary of the sound for what I saw of the last support act and knew for DMST it had to be loud and thankfully much to my concern from the first note my worries were over, the sound quality was great and catered well for the eight musicians on stage. The tracks ‘Do’ and ‘Say’ showcased from their new album ‘Other Truths’ went down a treat which was great to see as Other Truths is by far some of their finest work to date. Their encore, a hark back to much earlier material such as ‘1978,’ the opener for their self titled album introduced by the bass player stating ‘for anyone on acid, this one’s for you’ received huge applause from the crowd and changed the pace from the intense 45 minutes or so that I had witnessed before that.

The Scala was totally rammed for tonight’s sold out performance with people packing in tightly down the front eager to get a glimpse of the wondrous spectacle that was unravelling before them.
This was the second gig in as many nights that completely blew me away, bands like Do Make Say Think are pretty special and I'm sure the thousand or so fans that were there would agree.

Do Make Say Think - Other Truths

Do Make Say Think are back with 'Other Truths,' their sixth full-length album with a sound that shows evolution from their last few but stays true to the DMST roots by producing an album that quite possibly could not sound anything like anyone else.
Their career so far spanning 13 years has seen a constant change in their sound and Other Truths is no exception with a much more upbeat sound that packs more of a punch than the last few albums ‘You’re a History In Rust’ and their self titled.
The whole album comprises of four songs all weighing in at well over ten minutes which might be enough to put a number of people off but as with some of their old albums there are no sections comprising 5 minutes of minimalist noise, the album is pretty much full on from the word go and continues that way until the final track 'Think' which has a much more ambient feel.
Do and Make are both pretty fast paced, featuring huge amounts of heavily reverbed chords and delayed guitars which build up to horn sections giving their sound a lot more depth and emphasising that epic feel. It's the truly magical track 'Say' which steals the show though, it's a slow build up but by the time the slide guitar and drums kicked in I was enthralled. Other Truths is an instrumental journey that is full of surprises, Do Make Say Think have yet again proved why they are so highly regarded.