the lava experiments

"Once the clutter of synths is removed, the stage looks almost empty for the three Lava Experiments. But they needn't rely on much hardware to make some of the most beautiful and powerful noise to have ever graced the [13th] Note: guitar, bass, some samples and a drum kit battered to a membrane. Frontman Fraser Rowan doesn't say much, but what he does almost doesn't matter – his voice is another instrument to be bent to his will in the creation of his atmospheric soundscapes, echoing like a scream in a haunted crypt among the clatter of drums and guitars.
'Piecing Memories Together' is of course the reason we are here. The set pivots around its understated, haunting melody, and as the song builds itself into a powerful, desolate frenzy I swear my heart actually hurts. By the end of their allotted half hour, the audience are as emotionally battered as that snare.
" - Under The Radar review (by Lisa-Marie Ferla) of EP launch 29th Jan 2010 @ The 13th Note.