CARNIVAL OF SOULS

After six years of silence (most likely founding their respective families), MSG came back for one album, which took the scene by surprise, but strangely enough kept it to just that album. I suppose this comeback was just a poke to see if their career could resume in parallel with their family lives. Apparently not, because this album is just as strong as their previous two. MSG was not about to make a carbon copy of their previous works, though. And again, they decided to intrigue the public with a catchy sexy artwork.

This album may surprise by its Alternative Rock feel, still mixed with Bjork-influenced vocals and the slight folk-influences as highlighted with the odd flute and strings lightly peppering the album as is on Sleeping Beauty. As they had tried before with My Funny Valentyne, but this time with more success, MSG returns with a heavy jazz instrumentation in Tonight, sounding like a cross between Bjork and Paatos. All There Is is reminiscent of dEUS, while Broken Glass is very average. As the first part of the album is not really off to a sizzling start, content on cruising a bit lazily, the album suddenly takes on an feverished climax with two instrumentals in a row, the first, Kilburn, strongly influenced by dEUS, while the second being a short percussive interlude, prefacing the calm and reflective Without Trace, which is maybe my fave on the album. With Caravan (a Duke Ellington reprise) and its ambient outro, the album is now definitely on track, and will cruise nicely through the last two songs with some post-rock characteristics mixing with some trip hop.

In retrospect, it is now clear that Paatos took their main influences on MSG, but since I was not aware of the group, I will now make amends. More of an art rock group than a folk prog group, MSG is for modern prog lovers.

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