Reverberating bass lines and rhythmic snare work set the scene for Day One Symphony’s debut release, a six track EP hailing from the quartet’s San Jose home. In the thirty minutes Aviciouscircle occupies, the band has seamlessly coupled space-rock with the ever popular art-rock, and it works. The opening track of the album is also the title track, and it is a little deceitful, implying the following five tracks will follow suit with art-rock being more prominent than space-rock, but soon it is quite obvious that that is not the case.

The EP slows right down with the second track, entitled Sleepwalking the band have relied on synthesisers, pianos and vocal work for the majority of the track, only bringing in the guitars to add necessary depth. Sleepwalking is a pretty track; the sound and vibe powerfully suggest Australian artists, Silverchair, however it is highly arrogant to imply that Silverchair are the only other artist with an ambient rock atmosphere.

Sleepwalking is delightfully followed by Comabath the standout track of the album. A little over five minutes long, Comabath is a superb blend of musicianship and sentiment, complimented by David Knight’s delicious vocal work singing “How did this come between us? You’re like a wall. Such a silly waste of time you are.”

After the brilliance of Comabath, the EP seems to settle into a bit of a funk, using the next minute and a half as a closing track for the preceding splendour, complete with its own title, Panacea. Next up is an acoustic guitar, almost-pop track named The Big Trap, but really, it is three minutes of pointlessness.

The next moment of precision on Aviciouscircle is track six, also known as Aquamarine and it truly is orgasmic. Day One Symphony have worked their abilities, chucked in some special effects and created a corker of a track they aptly titled Aquamarine. The track peaks a minimum of three times, in between which the band have brought it right back down to a whisper only to build it right back up to a beauty unimaginable.

All too soon twenty-five minutes have passed and the EP is already up to its seventh and final track, Head in a Cloud and Day One Symphony could not have closed the release with a more appropriate track. Encompassing everything that was implied in the previous six tracks, Head in a Cloud ties up any loose ends and rips it up with artistically out of time drum loops, distorted electric guitar, trembling synthesisers and riveting melodies.

As Head in a Cloud closes, there is nothing more obvious than the need to take the release right back to ‘Aviciouscircle’ and listen to it all again. With each listen to their debut, it becomes increasingly obvious that there was nothing the boys could have done to create a more perfect Day One Symphony release.