GOTHIC IMPRESSIONS

Keyboard and song writing wizard PAR LINDH's "Gothic Impressions" is an excellent album with a distinct personality. LINDH who is known around the prog circles as a real originator has created some amazing landscapes here supported by some amazing co-musicians (incl. Roine Stolt on 1 track). Essentially "Gothic Impressions" is "Renaissance musical impressionism" at its finest. LINDH's cathedral like keyboard playing and analog synths will transport you back to the turn of the previous century where men lived and died by the sword. Imagery is high here and the music is rich and very pure sounding with solid speaker seperation. One of the things that impressed me here is the deep and pure analog bass sounds he extracts from the instruments which fills your speakers. I have always loved the rich church organ sounds in prog music (aka WAKEMAN) which at times sounds just so damn perfect... another real solid progressive rock album.