This is a singular disk... why ?... Because, I think which due to one track whit only 8 min 34
sec this albun is a must in any prog collection, my explanation is: In first place; due to the year
from release <1985> ( I think in the 80's like very "ingrate" period with a few notorious
exceptions, such Témpano, Anyone's Daughter and Rush's etc... albuns), in second place; due to the
origin country -RUSSIA - ( before the fall of "Berliner Mauer" (Berlin's Wall) in novenber,
18'th, 1989) a full of politic and social disturbance period in that part of the world,
Aside from this chronological considerations, the work in HORIZONT "Summer in Town" is a
refined and outstanding symphonic prog and I agree entirely with the P A progreviewer Greger in his
review (#28588) (Posted Thursday, March 04, 2004) where he says "HORIZONT are calling themselves a
Chamber Instrumental Ensemble", and I had found very funny, because is exactly the idea which I
conceived when I heard the disk soon at the first time. The track 1 "Snowballs" the above
mentioned track, which "exploded my mind" and make me to affirm with certitude what I said in the
first paragraph. The track overture is guided by a hammond-organ (in a church organ register) with a
"saltatory" rhythmic section for 1 min 48 sec when emerges a break whit a acoustic piano, flute and
a choir, very similar to a Bach or Vivaldi's theme and returns the main theme, at this time whit a
electric guitar whit phaser and chorus effects until another break with new vocal choir ( seems to
me like children's voices) and the music follows in this continuous alternations, until the end of
the track !
Although, the first track is undoubtedly the great moment of the album, the other two tracks are
very good.
The track 2 "Chaconne" start with a type of fugue in space-rock atmospheric mood, leaded by the
electric guitar and litle by litle changes into a melancholic symphonic theme.
The track 3 "A Summer in Town" is the more eclectic-prog theme of the disk and mix moments from
space/jazz/symphonic and even R.I.O. In fact reminds me a lot of bands
Hawkwind, Focus, Tiemko and others.
What I can say is, in spite these two last tracks isn't "wonderfull" , you can trust in me the
first track is enough to give 4 stars to the whole album!!!
maryes |4/5 |
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