The third album from this band from Norway.
The band is sextet with a lineup of drums, percussion, bass, banjo, cello, guitars, keyboards, flute, tenor saxophone and vocals.
There is an eclectic prog scene in Bergen, Norway which is supported by Karisma Records. There is a handful of bands from Bergen plus the prog avant-garde metal band Enslaved. You also got a more fusion prog scene in Oslo on the east coast who is not that eclectic and fiendish as that scene in Bergen.
Hence Norway's standing and reputation in the progressive rock scene.
The band still sounds like a mix of Picchio Dal Pozzo, Area, King Crimson and the likes of Anglagard and Anekdoten. Take some jazz too and some more pastoral symphonic prog. Some avant-garde metal can also be added.
The tenor saxophone adds a lot of darkness to the music. The music is by default pretty dark. It is also very eclectic and it has taken me some time to really get into this forty-five minutes long album.
Summit has four songs/compositions, averaging eleven minutes each. They are all very good.
Check out this album but do not except an easy ride.
3.5 points
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