TRIC #21 FALL 2005

The Colorfield Theory, a four-piece from South Jersey, is comprised of

visual artists who believe (according to their myspace slogan), that

"sound is color." Hoping to blur the boundary between visual and aural

experience, their music is heavily textured and oh-so-dreamy. Their

first independent release, EP "Leave Here While You Can" has five

songs in the Shoegazer tradition. Easier on the ears than My Bloody

Valentine and less psychedelic than Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized, the

entire EP is chock full of melodic, beautifully, moody pop songs that

feel very warm and familiar. Maybe that’s because, according to the

band, they sound like "the dream you had last night." So how'd they do

that? The songs have layers of soothing yet distorted guitars and

subdued and quiet vocals. The songs float, but are not sappy or

sugary. The guitars are accessible fuzz, not dense or dark. However,

there are moments when the guitars are used for maximum impact, as in

the opener "Purple Sky" and in the song "Can," where the guitars come

on strong and intense, flooding over you in waves. Not bad for a first

release, and I look forward to the day when these guys are on the same

bill as another local "nu-gazer" band Dragon City, so I can see whose

guitars are louder on stage. Check out www.myspace.com/thecolorfield

or www.thecolorfieldtheory.com.(RE)