The only fair comparison that could be made is King Crimson, complex music with fascinating vocals, rhythms and melodies, changing constantly. 'Sounds from the Gathering' explores new directions within the progressive genre; it has a mellow feel to it and often slides into long almost psychedelic parts. The album consists of eight songs with a total playtime of 50 minutes, performed by this trio. Producer is Wade Summerlin, who also does the bass work and vocals. The brothers Derik and Keith Rinehart plays the drums and the electric guitars. The 10-minute long 'Sometimes the Shine Just Fades Away' seems like 6 songs in one, amusing, taking unexpected turns. The rhythm section, especially the bass-lines, never follows a single pattern, as progressive as it can get. 'I'd Give Everything', 'Thirteen', '…As the Sky Crumbles', 'Solitude & the Hollow Promise' and 'A Cup to Catch the Silence' follows, all great songs. This disc brings you back to the seventies progressive rock but in a new outfit, so to speak. Cobweb Strange is a band we will hear more of.