When I had the EP Blue under my pen a couple of months ago, I suggested that Blueprint Tokyo created an epic sound, not through anything as mundane as volume or velocity, but through deft blends of atmospheric sonics and spacious deliveries. If that is the case, then “Odysseus” is that card being played to perfection.
Yes, “Odysseus” is a rock song in every sense. It has groove, gravitas, weight, and drive, but the real trick is how these sonic elements are laid out. Because the riffs and beats, the lyrical punches, and the bass drives are woven together in such a way that there is plenty of space left between them, other atmospheres and sonic moods are allowed to pool and percolate in the gaps.
Like the light flooding through a stained-glass window, this sonic cathedral is one of majesty and delicacy, a thing of wonder yet made, in part, of intangible musical hues.
Why make rock music big, weighty, forceful, and lumpen when you can build something delicate and anthemic, awe-inspiring and gossamer light?
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