THE ASTRAL FACTOR

Waterclime is one man project, featuring Mr.V aka no one else then Vintersorg or his real name Adreas Hedlund, who releases some respectable progressive/black metal albums under Vintersorg name in last decade or so. With Waterclime he changes direction and offers a diffrent kind of music, more towards progressive rock with some crossover elements. He issued two albums at Lion Music, the first one from 2006 is named Astral factor. Well, I don't know from where to grab his music from here, is not really bad overall, but something is definatly missing in his arrangements. To much talking and very few instrumental passages, who are alredy quite unintrsting most of the time. It contais some jazzy meets prog meets pop elements here and there. Is little chaotic in arrangements and do not offers some really inventive and memorable moments, with some exceptions here and there like opening track Mountains is quite ok, Diamond Moon or the ending one, thelongest Timewind, the rest is almost mediocre. I can listen to this album in the backround while I have something to work, otherwise it doesn't need much concentration to know what is going one. 2.5 stars, has some ok moments, but overall lacks in intrsting parts..