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Critical Mass is a Contemporary Catholic rock band. The name has a double meaning. It is both a reference to the Liturgy and a reference to critical mass in the physical sense. "Critical mass" is symbolically a reference to there being enough young people enthusiastic about their Catholic faith to cause a spiritual explosion. They have released four albums.
The initial focus of the group was on leading worship at youth events and Masses. Within a year, Tim Devine's brother Matt joined the band and the group began to write original music influenced by their Catholic faith. The first album was a demo recording, "Faith Looks Up". Recorded on a shoe-string budget of $1200, the band members were shocked to have the recording take off in sales and in rave reviews.
Their second album "Completely" was produced by Andrew Horrocks and had a tighter, more aggressive sound than "Faith Looks Up". To the band members' surprise, the album immediately garnered the Best Album of the Year at the Canadian Gospel Music Association Covenant Awards and the song "Humility" was finalist for Rock Song of the year.
At World Youth Day 2002, the band was given the honor to perform at both the Papal Welcoming Ceremony and at the Papal Vigil, the latter of which was seen by the 600,000 in attendance and on international television. With the exception of David Wang, the remaining members left to pursue other projects.
Dave Wang continued the mission of Critical Mass with "Grasping for Hope in the Darkness" which was released on September 11, 2004. It too won Best Rock Album honours at the Canadian Gospel Music Association Covenant Awards. Their cover of the Kansas classic, "Carry On Wayward Son" also was nominated for Best Rock Song. With new band members Scott McKendrick, Luke Kupczyk, Tracey Doyle, Paul Kieffer, Lawrence Lam and assisted by Harvey Armoogan and Laurel Pentelow, Critical Mass has extended its reach into the United States with touring and retreats. The most recent release from this band is a live praise and worship effort called "Celebrate" (2007), which includes covers of popular worship songs as well as some remakes of songs from the album "Completely".
Members
Dave Wang - vocals Luke Kupczyk - guitar Scott McKendrick - bass Lawrence Lam - keyboard Paul Kieffer - drums Tracey Doyle - percussion
References
- www.CatholicRock.com