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The band is the project of classically trained Gennay Ilyn, who plays keyboards and sings. The man is using a bunch of keyboards to deliver keyboard-oriented symphonic prog rock that sounds more like big and dramatic compositions than "little tragedies." The singing is secondary compared to the number of long instrumental sections we have here on an album that has four epics. The sweeping keyboards can only remind me of the Argentina band Nexus, with a joyful atmosphere and music that is played at a fast pace. On some of his previous releases, the music was on a heavier edge with more guitars; on this latest album, those guitars are more in support of the keyboards and drums. We can also hear some ELP influences in some passages. The heavily melodic content of this music avoids any resemblance to the term "bombastic." Despite the battery of keyboards and the soloing keyboards, the music is far from meaningless or boring. I don't know why this band doesn't make more impact on the prog rock scene, probably because it's from Russia and the man behind it is keeping a low profile.