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M. Harris | BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX United Kingdom | 02/15/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I brought this on recommendation because someone said they were like Annekdoten who are THE progressive band for me. Well, yes they are like Annekdoten, but not so dark and complex. But for a band who look about fifteen they certainly have there prog licks down perfectly. There is mellotron(sampled) aplenty and it is used well to colour the medium paced songs. Each song has a lot of twist and turns with (unfortunately) no real solo's, but that is hardly noticable. The drummer plays some nice jazz fills when needed and the singer for someone not singing in his native language is very good. I can't help but wish for this atmospheric music that they would hire a flute player because it would fit perfectly. My own dissapointment (minor) is that even at eight minutes the songs are to short. There is so much going on and so many ideas that hitting the twenty minute mark would be just perfect. Congratulations once again to the Scandinavians for producing original prog once more. I wonder how they do it so prolifically. Whereas the American and U.K prog bands all sound similar, these bands manage to create an atmosphere of there own. Great stuff."