BASIC COMMUNICATION

Xinema

Crossover Prog

2.95 | 32 ratings

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ZowieZiggy
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Xinema plays a basic neo-prog music tinted with some heavy sounds as more bands of this genre are experiencing nowadays (Talk).

One can think that the two long suite type of songs will be different. Especially while one is listening to the symphonic music available during the intro Awakening of the first of them (Speak To The World). But the band reverts to its neo style rather quickly.

Actually, the shortest parts of this suite are the ones that differs most: symphonic for the first one, classical for the second. What goes around these is not bad; but lacks of character. Only the closing part from Communication is slightly better thanks to the work from Sven Larsson on the guitar. I would have been glad to listen to more moments like this one (same scheme for Life The Way I Knew It).

There aren't any improvement during the second long piece of this album: Ghost Of A Memory starts on some easy listening but heavy neo-prog (Nothing). The fourth part is even flirting with some metal riffs. I can not be laudatory about this album: there are really too few good songs in here to be an enjoyable affair.

Average is the word that best describes this Basic Communication. The only standout moments are the excellent guitar breaks from Sven. Two stars and pretty basic indeed.

ZowieZiggy | 2/5 | 2008-10-25

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