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STRATIGRAPHIE

Vecteur K

 

Crossover Prog

3.92 | 3 ratings

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4 stars

1. Flashback starts neo, ah crossover ok, well enjoyable prog with the plaintive guitar and the Floydian choirs, Jeff on vocals...yes the French voice explodes, our Canadian friends use it wisely. A cinematic bluesy rock that reminds me of Ange's phrasing on 'A propos de', invading with Marc Antoine's guitar, a brief moment of doubt, of dreaming before the muscular takeoff, yes, heavy crossover that blows the speakers away with the final fade-out, plaintive and heavy at the same time. 2. Cédric's keyboards arrive, just nostalgic at first, with this sound of the time brought up to date, a more pop radio sound at a time when beautiful music is no longer played, a musical paradox... the plus this accent and intimate expressions. 3. Galveston, a latent introspective intro, after the vocals, after the rhythm, it grooves gently, then the break with this heady keyboard and this voiceover, and then the feeling of French prog that holds up, to become jealous that a French band hasn't managed this today, Lazuli fortunately took the risk. Back to the song with The alternation of whispered and shouted vocals, with the soft piano combined with the strident guitar, a proven musical melting pot. Acoustic and electric guitar with the captivating organ for the final countdown of this captivating piece.

4. 50-50 direct vocal attack, yes! Mid-tempo for the lyrics before the 70s psychedelic prog variation with the organ... of time, just enough to regress a bit. Cautious in the face of this challenge. 5. Carousel in French rock mode, or how to teach a lesson to those who claim that the voice can only be English... The lyrics mold themselves into the sound on this colorful, nervous prog rock track with an intimate passage. Marc André uses his voice like a progressive weapon to instill a progressive atmosphere, letting the sound drift into blues rock and then a dark Crimsonian zest. The finale is intended to be lively with a folkloric sound, Marc Antoine's mandolin driving the rhythmic prog metal tune, yes, I admit it. 6. Stratigraphy for the eponymous track: dark, suave, prog, invaded by 80s-style keyboards and Alexandre's metronomic drums. The rhythmic bass is intended to be prog-metal, reminding me, in the distance, of the lines of the great Ange in his heavy hours. Psychedelic ambient break, voiceovers return, temporospatial tinkering to hover over the neo-prog space of Marillion. A lively return to the plot with a beautiful exercise in stereo vocalization style while checking that the speakers are properly calibrated. The finale is intended to be melodic, contemplative, and nostalgic, using this shift, this phase shift of old tunes from the last millennium with lively current sounds. A successful bluff.

alainPP | 4/5 |

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