U I BLUE

The most original thing about U I Blue were their beautiful, sensitive and alternating vocal lines, sung in English by Lindstrom and in French by Davis, creating an ethereal amalgam of harmonic vocal deliveries throughout the album.Musically the album is a lovely mix of Folk Rock and light Progressive Rock with a few modern elements thrown in, like the programmed drums and some well-adapted beats.U I Blue come close to the less powerful moments of KARNATAKA or IONA, creating smooth, elaborate soundscapes with a good instrumental depth, based on electroacoustic changes, atmospheric keyboards and excellent singing parts.But there are also lots of symphonic injections under this rural cover, characterized by the nice Mellotron touches of Schnedel as well as the discreet orchestral tunes met in the album.WHITE WILLOW seem a good reference point as well during these moments.The songwriting is top notch.Well-balanced between vocal and instrumental parts, relying mostly in a mellow enviroment with the focus on melody and atmosphere, but always adding more grandieur through the emphatic keyboards, synthesizer and Mellotron.Nice, emotional and often very impressive material.

Too sad the story of this talented duo ended in this release.A must have for all fans of KARNATAKA, IONA, MOSTLY AUTUMN and even MAGENTA and PAATOS.Smooth, light Prog Folk/Art Rock with romantic but well-inspired tunes.Strongly recommended...3.5 stars.