The third album from this band from Norway.
The band was an eight piece big band with a lineup of drums, percussion, bass, guitars, violin, viola, grand piano, church organ, electric organ, keyboards, programming and vocals.
Some guests added vibraphone, flute and backing vocals.
This album has been out for a month and it has already got a reputation for being a very complex album. So I decided to give it some extra time on my travels around Scotland, in the gym and in my office.
The music on this one hour long album is a blend of symphonic prog, art-rock and pomp rock.
The music is big, bold and epic. It has the US symphonic prog and pomp rock sound where everything big is best and there is no limits to the music.
The big band, eight members, is also one of the reason for the big sound. There is a lot of male and female vocals on the top of some multi-layered instruments. Some of the programming includes adding symphony orchestra instruments.
Despite of the big band, the melodies and the music is pretty quirky and has some unexpected twists and turns. The downside here is that the band has included a piece of music which is bordering to disco. Not nice but that is the only negative thing I can say about this album.
The result is a very good album from a band well worth checking out.
3.5 points
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