Memories in Broken Glass “Enigma Infinite” – A record review by Dean Wilson of Twitch
Memories in Broken Glass released their 1st full-lenght album on January 13 th “Enigma Infinite” on Hammer Forged Records and was produced, mixed, and mastered by Rob Beltran. Memories In Broken Glass are Saul Castillo on vocals, George Garcia on drums, Mark Martinez on guitar and backing vocals, Randy King on bass and backing vocals, and Justin Garcia on guitar.
The opening track, ‘Search and Discover’ starts the album off by exhibiting a dynamic range from clean to distorted, melodic to brutal and I’m referencing the entire band from vocals to guitars to drums! The song begins with a blast of aggression that surprisingly flows into almost poppy, ardent vocals and riffs. What’s significant about these changes are that they feel proper and seamless. No easy feat, I assure you. These guys are very good! ‘Search and Discover’ sets the tone of this album, for the listener.
‘Through the Eyes of Deception’ and ‘As the Tables Turn’ take listeners on an auditory journey, displaying their musical range and diversity. ‘Contrasts of Despair, possesses both quiet moments of reflection following by soaring moments of spiraling edginess. ‘Odyssey’ is a bit of mesmeric reprieve from the intensity. ‘The Constant’ is a tune and video that could break this band. Misspelled tracks ‘Echos of Command’ and ‘A Millian Voices’ show off their versatility and diversity (my theory is that Memories In Broken Glass spelled the tracks incorrectly, on purpose. we’ve done that with TWITCH! as an inside joke amongst our members. I mean if you can spell Odyssey correctly, Million and Echoes shouldn’t stymie you, right?). I’d love to know the reason, but I digress.
Speaking of ‘Odyssey’, the track is a necessary interlude that enhances the albums overall vibrancy and flow. The trek through Enigma Infinite is accentuated by ‘Ember” which serves the proverbial grand finale which eventually brings the listener back to terra firma.
With Enigma Infinite, Memories in Broken Glass achieve an effective fusion of styles, atypical rhythm patterns, dynamic proficiency and unique expression. When it’s intense, it’s scalding, but when it’s time for dynamic melody it goes there fluidly and fittingly. I truly believe that if Memories In Broken Glass stay together, they have an auspicious career ahead of them.
