BIRTH
Born OMEN
Purist prog from the mean streets of San Diego.
Of all the strange and wonderful sounds that emanate from the fingers of musicians, the dreamy strains of the Mellotron are arguably the most quintessentially prog of the lot. Birth’s full-length debut is drenched in the stuff, along with every conceivable salute to the brown, analogue tones of the early 70s. So committed and unapologetic are this San Diego trio, that Born passes through pastiche and establishes itself as an authentic spiritual descendant of the genre’s pioneering first wave.