The fifth album from this band from Denmark.
The band was a quintet with a lineup of drums, percussion, contrabass, mandolin, violin and clarinets.
A trio of guests added percussion, vibraphone, marimba, grand piano and trombone.
This band released seven albums between 2004 and 2019. I am not sure if they are still around as a band.
The band can best be described as a chamber rock orchestra. The music is avant-garde/RIO and a good reference is Aranis from Belgium. But Afenginn has carved out their own niche on their own.
The music is far, far away from what I normally review here. I have reviewed most of their albums, both in earlier versions of this blog and in ProgArchives and I have found their music pretty challenging and interesting.
That is the two words I would use here. Challenging and Interesting. It is also in the RIO tradition set down by the RIO festivals decades ago.
The music is pretty much mid-tempo where the clarinets, the three types of clarinets, is playing the main role. Knowing what to expect and knowing what to look out for, the music is decent enough. I have heard better albums in this genre though. This is not one of their best albums either.
Nevertheless, this is a decent album.
2 points
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