AU-DELÀ DES OMBRES

ERE G is the project of Quebec's multi-instrumentalist Robin Gaudreault. I like the way Hibou describes it in the bio here as being Fairytale-Prog. And she's right it is heart-wrenchingly beautiful at times. I wouldn't describe the music here as spacey but as being dreamy. Lots of synths and mellotron. Interesting that Andy at Planet Mellotron said he was fooled (which is a rare thing) into thinking this was real mellotron and not samples which it is. Despite that he still gives this 4 stars and really compliments Robin's "inventive song structures".

"La Course Aux Papillons" is the 9 minute opening track. It has a great intro with out-front drumming and fairly heavy guitar. Vocals then mellotron as it settles. Nice bass before 2 minutes. A tasteful guitar solo after 3 minutes. A calm comes in with flute and mellotron. Violin before 5 1/2 minutes then the vocals return after 6 minutes. Kicks back in just like the intro then settles one more time with flute and mellotron. "La Traversee" is dominated by flute and mellotron early. Synths replace the flute then strummed guitar, drums and vocals replace the mellotron.The guitar soars before 4 1/2 minutes. "La Rose De Stalingrad" opens with guitar and keys as vocals join in. Synths and bass follow. The tempo then picks up before it turns dreamy with mellotron around 3 minutes. Synths lead after 6 minutes with a catchy beat .

"Infantes" opens with music-box-like sounds before the actual music arrives and gently builds. Vocals and lots of mellotron follow but check out the mellotron after 2 1/2 minutes ! "Mille Couleurs" reminds me of THE BEATLES. Mellotron before 2 1/2 minutes. "Au-Dela Des Ombres" opens with acoustic guitar and synths then piano. Vocals before 1 1/2 minutes, flute too. Then violin and flute start to lead. "Ardeur Ternie" features flute, mellotron and synths before the bass and drums add some depth. Vocals join in then acoustic guitar. I like the bass before 3 minutes. The mood changes before 5 minutes to a darker one before it lightens back up with vocals. Lots of mellotron later on.

If you like lighter music with lots of synths you should check this out. 3.5 stars.