The one and only album from this band from Norway.
The band is a quintet with a lineup of drums, bass, guitars, percussion, keyboards and vocals.
I had never heard about this band before I by accident found them under the letter H in ProgArchives when I was looking for another Norwegian band... Høst. I then found their album in my local Amazon shop for around £ 4 and downloaded it.
I have just learnt that two of the band members has passed on since the release of this album and this album is the only sign of life we will ever hear from this band. That makes me sad.
ProgArchives described the band as a symphonic prog band. There is no reviews of this album in PA... And the music is not automatic symphonic prog even with using Roger Dean painting as the album cover.
There is though a lot of Yes influences here. Some of their, Yes, music is very eclectic. That goes for the music if Hokus Pokus too.
The music is pretty sunny and bright. The Yes influences is there. And so is the Gentle Giant influences. There is also some Scandinavian, in particular Swedish, symphonic prog in their sound and music too.
The organ, mellotron and moog sound is very good. The vocals is good.
The music is very complex and their sixteen minutes long Akallabeth is full of very surprising twists, turns and details.
The three other tracks is also of the same kind.
The album is clocking in at just under forty minutes. It is a very good album and a true gem. Fans of both Yes and eclectic prog, not to mention Norwegian/Scandinavian prog should get this album.
3.5 points
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