Bay area quintet Rise of Saturn staged a successful Kickstart.com campaign to raise money to record, issued a sonically adventurous, well-arranged and overall cohesive debut LP this year, Sex, Drugs and Comic Books, and hosted a well-attended CD release show at Gasoline Alley that proved their style of fusion — which effortlessly incorporates elements of prog, funk, alt metal, hip hop, ska-reggae, and Latin jazz — could be a vibrant and stimulating sound packed with substance and flavorful appeal. riseofsaturn.bandcamp.com.