EPILÓGUS

Panta Rhei was a Hungarian four piece band that made music between 1974 and 1982. Then keyboard player Kalman Matolscy founded P.R. Computer with some other members of Panta Rhei (between 1982 and 1987).

On this CD you will find 18 compositions from both periods. Panta Rhei their sound is a pleasant mix of classical, rock, synthi-pop and symphonic rock. The one moment you will hear heavy classical organ waves, the other moment a catchy rhythm and cheerful synthesizer runs. During my listening sessions bands Walter (now Wendy) Carlos came up to my mind as bands like Trace, ELP and Ekseption (without brass) and the synthy-pop from The Eighties. Most songs are keyboard-dominated (organ, synthesizers, strings, clavinet), the rhythm-section plays fluent and dynamic and at some moments you can enjoy electric guitar and female choir (no Mellotron!). My highlight is the long opener Peer Gynte Suite featuring tasteful, fat synthesizer flights and many fluent and melodic shifting moods. All other tracks are short (around 3 minutes), they sound pleasant and varied.