OUR ROAD TO DUST

"Of Ascents" with a vintage folk intro, acoustic guitar notes rippling out and opening for "The Illusion of Permanence" flirting between energetic rock and crazy heavy rock, bordering on occult djent with a jerky riff; an intoxicating choir, a fiery growl, the chorus leering at the great PAIN OF SALVATION. A zest of tulle flute before the chopped return of the colorful prog metal sound. The outro between bass and clear percussions of the ambient drums delivers the fatal note. "These Old Wounds" follows with a rumble of the pad and the flute, covering the musical sky on the dark gray. A light flute swing and aerial vocals from the 70s and the modern heavy return on top, just to avoid getting bogged down in regressive nostalgia. The bass break and martial drums before the dynamite folk solo of the 60s and the bouncing guitar, the swelling air of musical lava before the return of this frenetic flute surfing the wild rhythms of the GILDENLOW brothers; regression and innovation. "Black Crow" for the captivating vocal harmony, Josh, Emily and Alana coming to support TD and James by launching into a warm chorus; it fits well with this typical folk sound that follows, a mixture of MEER and psychedelic JETHRO TULL, disconcerting and nostalgic flirting with the 60s. Great art based on vintage keyboards, electronics and wild vocals; a tribal acoustic fade comes to rest our senses before "Hall of Statues" with its melodic Mandarin air, tambourine in front. The vocal is whispered with dark heavy waves on the flute and Barry's bass duo. Decadent prog rock with a nasty atmosphere leading to a pleasant waking nightmare.

"Book of Complaints" for its dark rock feel worthy of GHOST; a track surfing on grunge alternative rock with an expressive undertone, an explosion of sounds bordering on noise, musical chaos, a parable about their turbulent professional and artistic relationships, a touch schizoid. The sound demonstrates their vitality in a short piece; it moves everywhere, as catchy as can be. "Of Ascents (Reprise)" where everything is written to take a break from the previous Book of Complaints and its paradoxical creative madness. "Wykkr Bäsct" for its instrumental slap with bass and violins; a frenetic, playful, folky tune with Barry's extraordinary flute. From the Balkans or Romania, this track is stunning thanks to its big riff, held in the style of Robert's SUICIDAL TENDENCIES. Explosive rock before the finale and "Our Road to Dust" as an epic title, the vocals phrasing over the invasive organ and its Genesis-like undertones, the addictive Tulle flute. Traces on OVERHEAD, between grandiloquence and the air of a fishing port tavern, between steady rhythm and tenderness, distilling to the world this unique sound that is a pleasure to hear. The guitar break is plaintive then scintillating, chopping and going solo with Barry on GENESIS again. Innovative, modern, energetic, and not at all soporific.

EDENSONG has released a little progressive bomb with a strange sound, with the flute as a bonus, and choruses of buccaneering sailors. This second-rate band explodes in your face, offering a concentrated blend combining the power of hard rock with devastating melancholy. Originally on profilprog. (4.75)

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