GROBSCHNITT

It is difficult to describe or even understand this band. They have infused everything from space rock, symphonic prog, krautrock and even punk into their sound. Most of all, they do not take themselves too serious. I like their attitude. Music is meant to be fun, for Pete's sake !

I also very much like their music. A music based on wild hammond organs and electric guitars. Add the wild bass and drums to the mix too and you get a very good live band. You also get a good album band, something they prove on this album. The opening track Symphony is an excellent mix of guitars and hammonds, underpinning a good melody. The music is a mix of space rock and symphonic prog. This is the theme of the rest of the songs too. They also mix in jazz on the eighteen minutes long Sun trip. And with a good result.

The quality on this album is excellent throughout. Which makes this album one of the pillars of the German prog scene in my view. If you can get the CD with the thirty minutes live version of Symphony too, consider yourself the owner of a true jewel. My only gripe is the lack of a killer track. But this is still a great album.

4 stars