I came across Half Past Four on myspace and within the first song “Johnny” I thought, “these guys are f$#king insane”! Not only do they feature the must have odd and changing time signatures, they also have a great way of using dissonance within their wacky key changes. In many cases you think a song section is going to go in one key direction, but instead it goes in another. Their songs are all extremely well executed with the whole band being very tight which must take some talent as in many cases all the instruments are playing busy 8th note rhythms. That’s not to say that they don’t have some mellower less complicated tunes. Their song “Strangest Dreams” is a wonderful haunting tune that’s more textural then riff oriented.
In addition to fantastic musicianship of Les -Bass/vocals, Iggy - Keys/Vocals, Kyle – Drums, and Kostya – Guitar/ Vocals, Half Past Four has one of the greatest singers I’ve ever heard in prog. Kyree Vibrant is not only a singer but also a performer. Her operatic approach adds clarity and sometimes humour to the wacked out music of the other 4.
Live, Half Past Four are high energy with Kyree miming, bouncing, and moon jogging away to the songs. I would highly recommend Half Past four to all prog lovers, and to people who like their rock a little different.