ELEMENTS

WIZRD explosive progressive mix of rock, jazz, pop and indie, creating frenetic, merging and mixing our musical references.

"GT, Me & My 6610" begins revealing their singular sound between pop folk, psyche, rock, jazz-rock and art-rock; a sound with the vintage melody of the 60s, the link with ZOPP hits the mark. "Mesmerized" fruity air, swirling and twirling like in the famous animation; an Andalusian acoustic guitar space, a screamed choir; there is electricity in the air in the absence of eclecticism; more jazzy than MEER, more underground too. "The Void" always this meerian keyboard at the start, then the fury of the funky jazzy electric riff launches a hard vintage psychedelic air that flows like liquid embers. The fat synth takes over and introduces "Fylkesvei 33" on industrial, trans electronic, hypnotic and psychedelic hilarious sounds. The novelty of the musical concept is surprising, we are between PINK FLOYD of psychedelic origin and the electronic atmosphere of TANGERINE DREAM; the plot evolves on a hypnotic groovy repetitive spot with musical mudslides, really strange and wacky, avant-garde. The crescendo is enjoyable, jerky, heady, a real mantranic title.

"National Day" starts again raw, raw, between incandescent jazzy guitar and cottony organ; the keyboard explodes in the ears, the spatial noises amplifying the effect. "You're Exposed!" with a rock sound that surprises; very quickly the sound goes to 340V by offering new prog blood on old tunes. "!!!" continues, changes, surfs, rushes at full speed, breaking the notes, offering a hypnotic redundant air and a whiff of the fabulous MOTORPSYCHO for this disturbing dystopian organ. "Fire & Flames" delicate, mysterious piano intro, an arpeggio blinking like a ray of sunshine on the window; the solemn piano recalls MEER again on a jazzier register. The hovering, ambient, atmospheric and melodic air at the same time on the voices as a hook link; the drums rise, the choirs like in the good old days of the 60s/70s in fury; the organ solo helped by the thunderous bass. "Kaleidoskop" in local language, a proven melancholic air on a haunting guitar arpeggio with a memory air of KAUAN and KING CRIMSON.

WIZRD dynamic opus much more disconcerting than LIND and JORDSJO you will have understood but with more modern sounds. Originally on profilprog.

Yes the thick smoke of retro prog and 60s psychedelia fills the room. BUT this is not a bad thing as they a brew an aromatic blend of sweet jazz with heady prog of days of yore. AS previously as mentioned this is not a bad thing and I have a few quick reasons why. First off what's in the air in Norway? I find most of the bands I have recently loved are from Norway, But I digress. Yes the reasons , they really make it their own style,occassionally throwing in a few really fun change in direction. The unexpected electronica on song four Fylkesvei ,is just one example,was so much fun. You can hear what's in their record collection if you know what I mean. Because I am fairly sure I have alot of the same records. I hear alot of varied proggy influences at work here. And its alot of fun a solid four stars.

Not once did it make me want to change the channel,they held me to the end. After using devices for too long my attention span is not what i used to be. So if you can hold my attention for a whole CD its good. This album has the "it" factor and will be revisited , also rare for me these days.