joi, 16 februarie 2012

Soen - Cognitive 2012


Alt album de debut, al unor suedezi. E vorba de proiectul fostului tobosar de la Opeth, Martin Lopez. Asemanarea cu Tool e evidenta, iar vocalistul aduce rau cu Maynard James Keenan. Dincolo de asta, bass-ul miorlaie cum trebuie, schimbarile de ritm sunt ok. Fraccions mi-a placut rau de tot. De ascultat.







Songs:
01 – Fraktal
02 – Fraccions
03 – Delenda
04 – Last Light
05 – Oscillation
06 – Canvas
07 – Ideate
08 – Purpose
09 – Slithering
10 – Savia


Musicians:
Martin Lopez - Drums
Joel Ekelöf - Vocals
Joakim Platbarzdis - Guitars
Steve DiGiorgio - Bass



Barry Adamson-I Will Set You Free 2012


Bassistul lui Nick Cave. Si se simte asta. Mai are alte albume in spate, nu am apucat sa aplec urechea si la ele. La asta am tinut-o aplecata pana la final, uneori am ciulit-o, la cateva chestii interesante. Un pic inegal totusi parca. The Trigger City Blues mi s-a parut piesa de rezistenta a albumului.








Songs:
01 – Get Your Mind Right
02 – Black Holes In My Brain
03 – Turnaround
04 – The Power of Suggestion
05 – Destination
06 – The Trigger City Blues
07 – Looking To Love Somebody
08 – The Sun And The Sea
09 – If You Love Her
10 – Stand In

Musicians:
Barry Adamson - Bass. Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Percussions, Programming
Harry Brown - Trombone
Sid Goud - Trumpet
Steve Hamilton - Tenor Saxophone
Nick Plytas - Keyboards, Organ, Piano
Iain Ross - Drums
Bobby Williams - Guitar


Lis Er Stille-Nous 2012


Alta trupa pe care o ascult pentru prima data. Sunt danezi, catalogati drept post-rock. Mai au trei albume si e musai sa ma aplec si spre alea. Au un bass harait, o orga ca de biserica la un moment dat si niste tobe care iti ajung pana in stomac daca asculti la casti. Piesa Myte iti taie respiratia...Atmosfera f misto, de ascultat musai, dupa umila mea parere.







Songs:
01 – 8
02 – Human Head
03 – The Ball
04 – Epitome
05 – Myte
06 – Torchers
07 – AsylumReap

Musicians:
Martin Byrialsen / vocals, piano
Jon Gotlev / drums, electronics
Asbjørn Hansen / bass, synth
Tue Schmidt Rasmussen / guitar, effects




Glass Kites - Glass Kites 2012


Canadieni, primul lor album. Putin post-rock, au o piesa, Terra, care mi-a placut mult si care e de ascultat noaptea cu ochii in tavan. Au si unele stangacii dar, una peste alta, nu suna deloc rau.








Songs:
1. Intro (1:13)
2. Terra (7:53)
3. The Body (5:35)
4. Soothsayer (3:39)
5. Break (1:09)
6. Mirror Me (10:12)
7. Slowly (Home) (6:46)

Musicians:
- Leon Feldman / vocals, guitars, sequencing
- Nate Drobner / bass, synths
- Curt Henderson / guitars
- Duncan Truter / drums
- Daryn Cassie / keyboards, synths


El Doom & The Born Electric-El Doom & The Born Electric 2012


Albumul de debut al unor norvegieni, niste veterani pe scena prog de la ei, am inteles. Care scena e incapatoare si populata cu trupe una si una.
Ce sa zic...am ascultat si reascultat ast' album. De bagat in el urechea cat palnia. Un vocalist fain de tot...ce mai, niste baieti care chiar stiu ce fac. De pus in cos si avut grija de el.






Songs: 
1. Fire Don´t Know
2. It´s Electric
3. With Full Force
4. The Hook
5. The Lights
6. Subtle as a Shithouse
7. Red Flag

Musicians:
- Ole Petter Andreassen / Guitars, vocals
- Nicolai Eilertsen / Bass
- Ståle Storløkken / Keyboards
- Hedvig Mollestad / Guitars
- Haavard Takle Ohr / Drums
- Brynjar Takle Ohr / Guitars
- Mikael Lindquist / Keyboards
- Jon Eberson / Guitar


Landmarq - Entertaining Angels 2012


Trupa britanica de neo-prog, primul album l-au scos in '92, precedentul in '98. Nu ascultasem nimic pana acum din ce au scos. Inceputul albumului e floydian, apoi aluneca pe linia Pendragon, uneori nitel Marillion. Au o vocalista destul de buna, keyboard-ul domina, unele pasaje is ok, chitara se baga uneori f fain, e si un sax pe acolo. Nu e rau deloc.







Songs:
1 Entertaining Angels
2 Glowing (Part I Friends)
3 Glowing (Part II Lovers)
4 Mountains Of Anglia
5 Personal Universe
6 Prayer (Coming Home)
7 Turbulence (Paradigm Shift)
8 Calm Before The Storm
9 Walking On Eggshells
10 Timeline
11 Stormbrewing
12 Thunderstruck

Musicians:
Tracy Hitchings- lead vocals
Uwe Drose- electric/acoustic guitars
Steve Gee- 4/5/6-str & fretless bass
Mike Varty- piano/keyboards
Dave Wagstaffe- drums/percussion




 

Forgas Band Phenomena - Acte V 2012


Trecem in alt registru: jazz rock/fusion frantuzesc. Avem sectie de suflatori, vioara, un bassist japonez foarte bun...Trupa buna, nu incape vorba. Am tras un ochi pe Progarchives si mai au 3 albume, recenzate destul de bine. Merita atentie.








Songs:
 01. Corps et Ames
02. Loin d'Issy
03. George V
04. Ultraviolet
05. Feu Sacre
06. Midi-Minuit

Musicians:
Benjamin Violet (guitar)
Karolina Mlodecka (violin)
Sebastien Trognon (flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone)
Dimitri Alexaline (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Igor Brover (keyboards)
Patrick Forgas (drums)
Kengo Mochizuki/ bass





Reason - The Darkest Star 2012


"The band's mission is to refine the greatest elements of melodic and progressive hard rock and metal into expansive yet direct and powerful songs", zic ei. Nu le-a iesit, zic eu. Mie mi s-a parut plicitisitor. De lasat pe raft.








Songs:
01. Another World (06:03)
02. Rise (Beau Hill Rremix) (03:44)
03. Before The Dawn (07:54)
04. Life To A Flame (05:25)
05. Fire Eternal (04:21)
06. The Darkest Star (07:28)
07. Forever (06:25)
08. The Crusade (05:26)
09. Evil Angel (06:05)
10. Cool Starry Night (05:16)
11. Revelation (2012 Remix) (05:46)


Musicians:
Paul Mace - Vocals
Chris Gyngell - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Gil Hird - Keyboards
Sean Feeley - Drums
Graham Corbett - Bass




Villebrad - Ampersand 2012


Crossover prog scrie la catastif in dreptul astor suedezi. Pe mine nu m-au convins deloc. Mai pe sleau, nu mi-au placut Au un ceva care m-a facut sa nu pot sa il ascult cap-coada.









Songs
1. Sketchy Feelings
2. Liberation Day
3. Clouded Sleeping Buildings
4. Dead Weight
5. Split in Two
6. Another Worthless Phrase
7. Inertia
8. No More Open Hands
9. Ampersand
10. Harm

Musicians
- David Hallberg / guitars, keyboards
- Petter Broman / bass
- Påhl Sundström / guitars, vocals
- Erik Sundström / drums, keyboards, programming, backing vocals
- Hanna Andre / violin
- Magnus Kjellstrand / saxophone
- Hans Lundin / Moog, Mellotron




Swans-We Rose From Your Bed With The Sun In Your Head 2012


Hmmm...trecem la lucruri mai zgrumturoase. E un album live, de avut grija in ce stare e ascultat. Post-rock scrie in dreptul lor.









Songs:
 01 – Intro No Words No Thoughts
02 – Jim
03 – Beautiful Child
04 – The Apostate
05 – Yr Property
06 – Sex God Sex





Skyharbor - Blinding White Noise Illusion & Chaos 2012


Albumul de debut al trupei, indiana de felul ei. E prima trupa indiana de progressive metal pe care o ascult, si nu suna rau de loc. Se poate auzi o chitara a la Meshuggah...in fine, ideea e ca merita bagati in seama. Plus ca ii au invitati pe album pe Marty Friedman sau Daniel Tompkins (ex TesseracT).







Songs:                                           
1. Illusion: Dots
2. Illusion: Order 66
3. Illusion: Catharsis
4. Illusion: Night
5. Illusion: Aurora
6. Illusion: Celestial
7. Illusion: Maeva
8. Chaos: Trayus
9. Chaos: Aphasia
10. Chaos: Insurrection

Musicians:
 Keshav Dhar - Guitars & Production
Anup Sastry - Drums
Nikhil Rufus - Bass

Special guests:
Marty Friedman (ex Megadeth)
Daniel Tompkins (ex TesseracT)
Vishal J. Singh (Amogh Symphony)
Sunneith Revankar (Bhayanak Maut).




Howlin Rain-Russian Wilds 2012


Încep cu noul album Howlin Rain. Nu pot spune decat atat: delicios. La orice ora. Cu ocazia asta am luat la reascultare toate albumele lor. Merita efortul.Pana acum, cel mai bun album scos anul asta pentru mine.










Songs:      
01 – Self Made Man
02 – Phantom In the Valley
03 – Can’t Satisfy Me Now
04 – Cherokee Werewolf
05 – Strange Thunder
06 – Plex Reception
07 – Dark Side
08 – Beneath Wild Wings
09 – Collage
10 – Walking Through Stone
11 – …Still Walking, Still Stone


Musicians:
Ethan Miller, Vocals, Guitars
Cyrus Comiskey, Bass
Joel Robinow, Keys, harmony vocals
Raj Ojha, D

De inceput

Am facut si eu ceva unde sa pun diverse chestii pe care le ascult, proaspat scoase si nu numai. De bagat urechea si altii la ele sau, dimpotriva, de ferit.