Sunday, December 25, 2022

Circles End - Hang On To That Kite (2004)

The second and final album from this band from Norway.

The band was a seven piece big band on this album with a lineup of drums, percussion, bass, guitars, cello, saxophone, keyboards, organ, synths and vocals.

Their 2001 debut album In Dialogue With The Moon was an interesting album indeed. It was a mix of art-rock, a bit neo-prog and some Canterbury scene prog.

The band returns again and the neo-prog bit has gone.

Now we get Canterbury scene prog with some art-rock, eclectic prog and some Scandinavian symph prog influences. That is eclectic prog as in Gentle Giant, btw. The music is that quirky.

The music is also arty and introspective. It is also melodic with some very good vocals and some good dettails and melodies.

The result is a forty minutes long album and a good one too. It is a shame that this band is now longer around as their two albums is well worth checking out and purchasing. They are almost essential for any collector of Norwegian progressive rock fans.

3 points

 

 

 

 


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