Collaborators Top Prog Rock Albums 2009

#1
The highest distiction goes to the Zeuhl legends, who, five years after the tremendous comeback with K.A., reaffirm themselves with Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré, the last chapter of the Köhntarkösz trilogy, in which vocal jazz, dark incantations or vintage-preserved Zeuhl dynamics are simply the starting point.

"Same old, same old, pretty much, but what a wondrous same old it is.(...)While I hardly think this music will have the longevity of, say, Beethoven's glorious 9th, or music by influences on Vander such as Coltrane and Orff, compared to the vast majority of others in the rock universe, this is stellar stuff."
(Logan, Honorary Collaborator)

#3

"(...) a stunning album, at least if symphonic progressive rock is a stylistic expression you normally enjoy. Perhaps a bit too slick and contemporary sounding for die-hard fans of vintage Yes and Genesis, but it is a production that many will find truly magnificent. And without doubt a classic album, of the kind that will be regarded as such many decades from now."
(Windhawk, Special Collaborator & Neo Prog/Crossover Prog Specialist)

#4

"These guys are destined for greatness if they manage to hold it together for a few more years at least, and I've no doubt that a decade from now this album will appear on many "Greatest Rock Albums" lists alongside some of the other legendary rock operas in history. Take advantage of it now - you can say then that you knew this music 'when'"
(ClemofNazareth, Special Collaborator & Prog Folk Researcher)

#5

"An initial skeptic, I have found myself increasingly convinced by this album. It's not only the many musical highlights that convince me this is a masterpiece of modern prog, but also the integrity of the song cycle itself: how it coheres both musically and lyrically. This piece is by turns beautiful, raw, thought-provoking, bleak and ultimately disturbing."
(russellk, Prog Reviewer)

#9

"Decaffeinated is a great adjective I have heard to describe this album. So The Mars Volta that previously created an album of almost nonstop thrash noise and craziness - now they have created an album of "Televators", so to speak - subdued, quieter pieces - and that's just fine by me."
(Epignosis, Special Collaborator & Eclectic Prog Specialist)