TOM DONCOURT & MATTIAS OLSSON'S CATHEDRAL

"Poppy Seeds Intro" for an airy, ethereal chakra intro on voices from above. "Poppy Seeds" to the tune of ENO or BEACH BOYS, ambient piano, very meditative and bordering on spleen. "Chamber" on a Genesisian instrumental rhyme on acoustic guitar then diversion of various synths which will leer towards an enraged KING CRIMSON with its immaculate mellotron; note Stina's harp playing its notes between two Thrakean rhythms. For the moment it's fast as titles. "#1" and the first of two large pieces for a titanic glacial improvisation engaged, breaking with the previous titles, oozing with mellotron and keyboards on a deafening rhythm; a dark, sinister and disturbing variation, the end-of-life aura? There is a clear cut for the last third with a calm atmosphere and final return as in the introduction.

"Tower Mews" and an airy title, still ethereal for the beauty of the piano notes, like a premonitory title about the end of life, a title oh so sidereal and warm. "Today" for a piece with forward pads, syncopated and metronomic rhythm, more of an intermezzo in my opinion. "Poppies in a Field" for the second longest track with guests like Anna, Hanna, Stina and Tom's shrill voice, a little out of place given the beauty of the notes but helped by Akaba's angelic and childish voice; Mattias' cold rhythm goes hand in hand with Tom's icy and warm notes. "The Last Bridge Organ" for the last instrumental track on the mellotron, an ode to hope, to hope, just a bit of icy beauty. "Pop" as a bonus track for a journey into the dark and icy universe of the far north with its cold wind, its flurries of snow and its comforting warmth by the fire, near the window; a progressive instrumental in the soul which is worth much more than a simple bonus, the last title of this collaboration between two great gentlemen of music, where the drums pay homage to the organ and vice versa.

An eccentric, electronic, rhythmic album, 6 short tracks played like vignettes, lorgnettes, 2 long ones reminiscent of the long musical tirades of Stuart John Wolstenholme.