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this is a new Alco Frisbass side project, driven by Patrick Dufour and Frédéric Chaput. They are offering eight excellent Canterbury and Jazz Rock infected instrumental songs, plus perfect drum programming as usual.
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1. La danse des feux follets -:-- | |
2. Tartempion -:-- | |
3. Bille en tête -:-- | |
4. Maraude automnale -:-- | |
5. One O'clock -:-- | |
6. Cristal qui songe -:-- | |
7. L'écho noir -:-- | |
8. Au forum des commérages -:-- |
This is a really worthy successor to the Beyond Twilight albums. Really heavy, but there are so many sophisticated parts intertwined with the metal riffs, so much to discover after repeated listens. Everything is top-notch here, but it is really the inspired songwriting which elevates this to masterpiece status.
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1. A New Beginning 7:24 What an opener! I love how the track alternates between a heavy, chugging theme and a majestic, calm hymn-like motif. | |
2. Aggrezzor 6:04 Cool how after two thirds of the time the track shifts into a different, happier theme, only to then fall back into the "aggression" riff. | |
3. Darkness Delight 7:03 | |
4. Dark To The Bone 5:17 | |
5. Evil Spirit 5:57 Starts out as thrash-infested doom, ends in a glorious hymn - only to bring back the major/minor theme. Really cool. | |
6. Married To The Cause 6:00 | |
7. No Chorus 5:38 | |
8. Rainheart 7:12 | |
9. You Can't Fix Me No More 4:44 | |
10. Water 8:32 This is as close to Progressive Blues as it will ever get. At least for a minute or two, then we suddenly find ourselves in a very experimental interlude with tribal singing and drumming, only to be followed by neoclassical arpeggios by piano and guitar. Well done! | |
11. Whispers 8:10 |
hypnotic instrumental explorations, melodic passages and bursts of cosmic rock, some new stunning compositions offered by this remarkable Peruvian psych explorers ... the more I'm listening to this ... the more I'm excited
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1. Herbie 6:00 | |
2. Explosiones 6:15 | |
3. Preludio 2:44 | |
4. Ingravita 6:12 | |
5. Buarabino 8:35 | |
6. Entre los cerros 3:52 | |
7. Renacer 7:28 |
This is my favourite project with multi-instrumentalist and producer Martin Archer being involved. The songs are originating in a marathon free-improvisation session, the recorded material later was refined by adding vocals and additional instruments. Trippy jazz tinged music, equipped with some Krautrock, Avantgarde and Zeuhl impact.
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1. Forced Orbit 12:52 | |
2. Monochrome 1:53 | |
3. Fata Morgana 5:29 | |
4. Trichromat 4:45 | |
5. Black Paradox 3:41 | |
6. Alien Spectra 4:36 | |
7. Dagger Boys 5:39 | |
8. African Lady Pilot 11:48 | |
9. Spinshift 5:08 | |
10. Marabaraba 10:47 | |
11. Edgelands 3:08 | |
12. Message Parlour - for Alan 5:27 | |
rather typical retro styled blend of symphonic and art prog from Imola in Italy. Getting close to the likes of Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) this easily could be filed under the category Rock Progressivo Italiano. Fine compositions and excellent musicianship ...
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1. Sogni Infranti 7:37 | |
2. L'Illusione dell'Oblio 5:09 | |
3. Catarsi 7:35 | |
4. Apologia di Reato 5:52 | |
5. Isolazione 5:29 | |
7. Miraggi Remoti 7:39 |
Ambitious! 160 minutes playing time, apportioned to 14 songs in total. It will take some time to handle this properly. For example the Deluxe Edition comes as a 5-CD package, also including orchestral versions, this all in collaboration with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra.
A bunch of wellknown vocalists and musicians is involved. The stylistical frame at best might be marked as symphonic prog metal. This also features a strong operatic note alongside of the exceptional vocal presence.
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1. The End Of An Era 4:12 | |
2. Tears Of Earth 7:49 | |
3. City Of Mortals 10:15 | |
4. An Illusional Kiss 9:44 | |
5. The Dark And Bright Tunnel 11:30 | |
6. The Forsaken Ocean 12:04 | |
7. Childhood Emotions 3:21 | |
8. The Broken Face 13:14 | |
9. Beyond My Blood 11:39 | |
10. Mirrors Of Time 11:16 |
Arguably the best Opeth release overall. Everything comes together beautifully here, magnificent extreme metal with ghastly growls and serene melodies, harmonized in a peculiar symphonic way that is uniquely Opeth.
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1. The Leper Affinity 10:23 | |
2. Bleak 9:15 | |
3. Harvest 6:01 | |
4. The Drapery Falls 10:53 | |
5. Dirge for November 7:53 | |
6. The Funeral Portrait 8:44 | |
7. Patterns in the Ivy 1:52 | |
8. Blackwater Park 12:08 |
My only complaint about this excellent concept album is that it takes a little bit too long to reach its peak, but that's only in comparison with Ayreon releases that are even better. A wonderful blend of styles, and beautiful tunes throughout.
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Quite ok, but too preachy for my taste. And I can listen to Neal Morse's music without any problem (to give you a frame of reference). The music is typical melodic rock fare, with nice twin guitar leads, but also not really innovative.
On further reflection I realized what this release reminds me of: Ghost. This is like a "white", Christian version of Ghost. Cool, in a way, but ultimately not very exciting to listen to.
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1. The Fire's Control -:-- | |
2. Angel of Light -:-- | |
3. Time and Doubt -:-- | |
4. Strong Heart -:-- | |
5. Deliver Us -:-- | |
6. A Thousend Years -:-- | |
7. Gold Light -:-- | |
8. Endless Battle -:-- | |
9. Future Is Gold -:-- | |
10. Digging Deeper -:-- |
Regarding the band's entire catalogue I'd still prefer the former release 'The Great Lie'. What you will get here are ten nice accessible tracks, aiming to offer something melodic and charming, most certainly. However, more drifting into popular fields in this case
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1. Soul of Syria 2:49 | |
2. Premonition 6:31 | |
3. The Geographer 7:36 | |
4. Something Is Coming 2:49 | |
5. Mystic Moon 3:23 | |
6. Disassociation 3:49 | |
7. Last Day's Sun 5:12 | |
8. Inmate's Cry 4:27 | |
9. Full Moon Hike 3:11 | |
10. All The Dreams 6:31 | |
11. Premonition Bonus 4:49 | |
12. Disassociation Bonus 3:50 | |
13. Inmate's Cry Bonus 4:29 |