The debut solo album from Scott Reeder comes to us in the form of, 'Tunnelvision Brilliance'. Reeder a former member of both Kyuss and The Obsessed and bass player for UNIDA, should be an easy one to nail down.One would think that this must be heavily influenced by Black Sabbath, with slow tempos and baritone guitar riffs, right? Wrong! If anything, it had more of Pink Floyd-ish vibe to it. While,'TunnelVision Brilliance,'may contain a few hints of mighty Sabbath (most notably lyrically and vocally), it is certainly not your average stoner rock/hard rock release. The reason for this departure can be attributed to two factors -- firstly, Reeder wrote and performed every song on 'TunnelVision'. The crystalline production allows the music to pulsate throughout the house, and there were no more one-second lags between tracks. Instead, the entire album flows seamlessly from one note, one emotion, one composition to the next with not a moment of silence, demonstrating the cohesiveness and pervasive themes that make this listening experience very interesting. Scott Reeder immediately breaks away from the expected game plan from the get-go, as is evident by the psychedelic sounds of "Thanks." Further sonic surprises continue throughout, including the brief Middle Eastern-sounding instrumental, "Away," the drum machine driven "For Renee", which reminded me of a modern day Todd Rundgren at times, plus acoustic guitar/voice and bass/voice numbers "When? and "Queen of Greed,". 'Tunnelvision Brilliance' is just about an artist who wanted to write a bunch of songs, nothing' too complex or way over the average music listeners head, just about getting a chill vibe. Relaxing and great to slip off to sleep to, if you're looking for an honest record from a dude who makes music simply for the love of it, 'Tunnelvision Brilliance' is definitely worth checking out. www.scottreeder.com

Highly Recommended