CD Services - April 2003 - Scotland
New, largely instrumental, French prog band who sing in French,
but don't let that put you off, for they have an exquisite female vocalist who really soars, a bit like the ladies out of Karnataka/Mostly Autumn,
while the band themselves, deliver an accomplished and well-arranged set of music throughout this concept album that tells the tale of some
ancient Egyptian guy. Quite a lot of the album is instrumental, but the vocals, harmonised and overdubbed to sound even better than the gorgeous
lead vocal anyway, are so in keeping with the overall atmosphere of the album, it all works a treat. From rich layers of synths and mellotrons,
through duelling guitars and synths, to more dynamic interactive passages, this is the sound of classic prog-rock as it should be,
from one of the finest Euro-mainland prog bands I've heard in ages. The rhythm section is fluid and tight, playing the perfect undercurrent to the ocean
of synths, guitars, keys and mellotron that ebb and flow on top, while the brief spells of vocals merely put the icing on the cake of a quite
exotic and solid prog-rock album. Recommended.
Andy Garibaldi
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