24OurMusic Magazine November 2014 | Page 6

Writer: Trenton M. The Devil: Chapter 2 AS THE TITLE SUGGESTS, THIS ALBUM IS NOTHING BUT AN AGGRESSIVE CINEMATIC JOURNEY. ALBUM REVIEW Minds; trailers such as Iron Man 3 and The Amazing Spiderman 2; or played video games such as Dead Rising 2, chances are you have already been exposed of Bret’s work. His latest release brings us Chapter 2 of his LP The Devil. Based out of Detroit, Michigan, Bret Autrey—aka Blue Stahli—is already proving to be an exciting electronic music project the rock audience should look out for. As the title suggests, this album is nothing but an aggressive cinematic journey. This is not an album any listener should take lightly because even though it is four tracks long, The Devil Chapter 2 offers a heck lot. Both tracks one and four, The Beginning and The Enemy (Premonition) are instrumental tracks, but also have the perfect cinematic buildups and dynamics. The Beginning begins with a haunting guitar riff before the whole song is on lift-off, featuring gripping basslines, electrifying guitars, and thumping tribal drums. Since evolving from his high-school project VOXiS (2000-6), Bret has gone a long way. If you have watched TV shows such as The Big Bang Theory, and Criminal Both tracks two and three—Ready Aim Fire and Enemy—are vocal tracks sung by Bret himself; these songs do not disappoint. Ready Aim Fire is very reminiscing ((؃