Alaskan / Co-Pilot Split

ALASKAN - CO-PILOT - Split
2012
The Treaty Oak Collective

Here is a delightful split, something to please both eyes and ears. Released on 12'' vinyl, this approx 20-minutes long record presents two bands: Ottawa's Alaskan, and Houston's Co-Pilot.

This fantastic combination of bands is brought to you by The Treaty Oak Collective, a new "micro-label" based in Texas, whose first release happens to be this split.

Alaskan occupies side A. "Euthanize" (9:37) picks up where Alaskan left on their latest album "Adversity; Woe". It's the same sludgy and post-metal band you've come to know, but I feel they wanted to go slightly further on this split. In fact, they incorporated more "atmosphere", this time through a collaboration with Ottawa's The Sun Through A Telescope . It's subtle, but it's adding a lot to the whole progression of the song. My first thought was to compare it to the song structure so characteristic of Envy: it starts with some kind of ambiance, then the instruments slowly incorporate, progress, take a left turn, stop, then burst into a short, but grandiose finale. As it turns out, it works really well with Alaskan's musical ideas, so well that each time I am left complaining that the song could have continued for a few more minutes.

Co-Pilot's song "The Bering Sea" (8:51) displays great post-rock instrumental qualities. It reminds me of Three Steps to the Ocean, A Cold Dead Body, Russian Circles or Toronto's Theyageletters.

The artwork is in the same vein as Vestiges' clean, dramatic, and beautiful artworks. It blends perfectly with the music of both bands.

http://alaskan.bandcamp.com/album/split-w-co-pilot
http://thetreatyoakcollective.bandcamp.com/
Also check out The Sun Through a Telescope here: http://tstat.bandcamp.com/album/orange