PICTURES FROM SIERRA MORENA

The Adekaem, a Polish duo founded in 2013, features synths accompanied by guitar solos reminiscent of Camel, Aragon, and Marillion, creating a distinctive neo-prog sound. Their music takes them to the grandiloquent territories of Pink Floyd psychedelia and the atmospheric electronic music of Kitaro, creating a cinematic fusion.

"Pictures from Sierra Morena" features a solemn symphonic instrumental attack, featuring piano, keyboards, and emotive guitar; a Wallian phrasing explains the story of Potocki's novel in seven layers where the music clings to different cinematic waves, one of which features reverberating bass and Hang. Andalusian and Asian airs follow one another on a mysterious melodic foundation, with a finale composed of slightly overly dry pad rumbles and a tearful guitar. "Sea" is a vibrant, mystical, Olympian, and long intro, setting the mood with metallic, electronic neo- prog, featuring Daniel's distinctive vocals. The finale features a solo guitar and melodic keyboard duet. "Wrath" is a basic piano ballad; evolving into edgy prog metal with an 80s sax contribution, Krzysztof's guitar supporting a melancholic style, adding more depth and offering new neo-prog. "Lady of the Glade" is a lacy Genesis-esque arpeggio; a consensual pop-rock tune enhanced by its orchestral country-style variation, led by trumpet for a solemn feel. The orchestral part with violin and flute harks back to the prog rudiments of yesteryear with 10cc-style choruses; a beautiful, conventional fresco that unfolds and never ends with final bells. "By the Barrow" features approaching electro pads, a guitar screaming with melancholy, bucolic keyboards, a fitting sweetness, the disconcerting flute for the haunting melody, Daniel following the folkloric line.

The Adekaem draws closer to the bands Genesis, Camel, and ELP, which they cherish; melodic, melancholic, musical emotions, and world music atmospheres are the highlights of this melancholic album, which occasionally reeks of Anglagard. Origin on progcensor (3.5)

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