The brainchild of long time friends and writing duo Dave Cureton and Adam Gough, IO Earth came into being as a challenge they gave
themselves to write an album of music that was truly unique. That album exploded onto the progressive rock scene in 2009 and was instantly
branded one of the most important releases of the decade.
Truly genre defying and impossible to categorise, the IO Earth debut album blended styles, ideas and emotions seamlessly into almost 100
minutes of music the likes of which had never been heard before. Starting with a seven minute piano and string piece entitled ...read more
The brainchild of long time friends and writing duo Dave Cureton and Adam Gough, IO Earth came into being as a challenge they gave
themselves to write an album of music that was truly unique. That album exploded onto the progressive rock scene in 2009 and was instantly
branded one of the most important releases of the decade.
Truly genre defying and impossible to categorise, the IO Earth debut album blended styles, ideas and emotions seamlessly into almost 100
minutes of music the likes of which had never been heard before. Starting with a seven minute piano and string piece entitled simply
"Introduction", this debut album is set to surprise the listener with each new track. Immediately following the first piece is a guitar melody
based tune reminiscent of Vai and Satriani, although the way in which Cureton approaches the performance sidesteps with ease the usual
overplaying that can be found in any piece with such influences. The rest of the album continues on a journey of musical discovery, calling upon
rock, jazz, dance, ambient, electronica, classical and other styles and blending them together into one cohesive and innovative whole. « hide
