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