EEMYNOR

Here they are back again after two main events, two concerts opening for Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets and Gong, no less! And two successful albums including in Quebec. This third album is more progressive. The music is closer to Pulsar, Pink Floyd especially by Gilbert Gandil's guitars and Jacques Roman's keyboards (both ex-Pulsar members). Roland Richard from the prestigious Lyon combo even plays clarinet on one song. The music is really great as I said... and this is a concept album. Let's read what Richard Pick said about that in Acid Dragon #82: "Eemynor" is more «prog» than our previous albums with two long beginning tracks built like a symphony with movements and changes of atmospheres, alternating instrumental parts and more acoustic moments where our voices and lyrics tell the fantastic journey of people in wars who yearn for peace and serenity, a universal theme that finally sticks well to the actuality. Other tracks are in the Siiilk tradition, including 'Song for Syd' a tribute to Syd Barrett, a song I particularly like. A few precisions about the story now: In the kingdom of Eemynor, time no longer exists and the winters and wars have lasted for many decades. The harps chords have transposed from major to minor, the rainbows have lost their colours and the people their smiles. Weakened by endless conflicts, these warriors carry on untiringly tracing concentric motifs on the dry beds of the wastelands and deserts of Eemynor. They are skilfully elaborated with gold, lapis lazuli and saffron like an offering, a pleading ritual to the gods for the return of Love and the light of a regenerating spring. Excellent music and rich concept then, a great mix... In a nutshell, this record is a must have. One of the best French prog records ever released in the great tradition of the 70'. Highly recommended.