Blame it on the Past

It has been six years and 2005 sees the release of Blame It On The Past, the third full-length album from Quebec's favourite instrumental trio, Below the Sea. Special guest appearances include Ulrich Schnauss and Mathieu Grisé from destroyalldreamers.

The music, as always, is instrumental. But guitarist / producer Patrick Lacharité's songs have been pushed further than before with the addition of new bassist Victor Meyer. Along with gifted drummer Pascal Asselin (of Millimetrik and Glider fame), both the compositions and performances have an urgency that suggests the band dared not look back and re-consider the subtle shift towards a less ambient sound. The band's trademark atmospherics, however, remain. The addition of piano on some tracks and an increase in the amount of digital editing used during production create new sounds and brings a new richness to Below The Sea's already lush melodies, securing the already commonly related comparisons to Bark Psychosis and Slowdive.