The debut album from this band from Hungary.
The band was a quartet with a lineup of viola, cello, flute, synths, piano and vocals.
The band had help from some guests who provided oboe, trombone, trumpet, bassoon and vocals.
This band from Hungary, influential band from Hungary, released seven studio albums between 1990 and 2011. I reviewed their 2011 and final album Creatura for # 1 of this blog back in November 2012. I was not impressed by the album.
I have now decided to review their remaining six studio albums and I am off course starting with their debut album.
The band is regarded as a symphonic prog band. But it is more to them than just that. They are for a start from Hungary, a culturally rich country. They and their music is indeed embedded in this culture although their music has got a modern pop/rock music expression.
The music here is baroque pop highly influenced by symphonic prog, the likes of ELP and the Magyar classical music and folk music.
There is no bass and drums here. The music is more melodic orientated than rhythms orientated. The piano is acting like both bass and drums here.
Very strange but it works. The oboe solos is very good and both the male and female vocals is good. Ditto for the melodies.
This is an untraditional album and one of a kind. I am really, really looking forward to dive deeper into this band's music.
Check out this album.
3 points
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