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Sykofant, a recent band, is releasing their first EP of two planned for 2025, after an excellent debut album last year. A heavy psychedelic foundation and progressive rock from the 60s to the 80s. A fusion of the current sound, heavy riffs and ambient cinematics; reminiscences ranging from Pink Floyd to Rush, Led Zeppelin, and Iron Maiden. A spatial, electronic, psychedelic sound, with a beautiful tribute to the legendary Pink Floyd.

"Ashes" with that note, the man with the harmonica, once upon a time, in short, buried memories of my first prog album, on this magnificent film soundtrack. The latency of the opening leads to a metallic prog tune, a mix of genres, the hallmark of this new band in full effervescence. The rhythmic tune reaches djent edges with the syncopated riff, the choruses maintaining the melodic texture. A hint of Floyd of course, an alternative approach and the reminiscences flow. The shear finale with the pervasive bass of "Meddle", yes the moment when we think we are in a disco club, the slap. "Red Sun" follows, a spatial, robotic peregrination for a sound that is searching; a bit of Dream Theater, a sound reminiscent of Soungarden then the riff, the rise that emerges and the slide guitar, the sithare, in short we arrive in the Floydian space; not a cover, not a remix, but a well-taken title, as Monkey3 also knows how to do so well. The guitar takes precedence over the vocal, an invasive solo, fat, gripping, emotion in bars before the return of the voice; outro with these vibrant, reverberating notes. It continues with "Embers" with a chopped, syncopated sound, on the nervous style of Alice In Chains from the 90s; A fat, uncompromising rock track filled with joyful guitar notes. Barely three minutes in, the oriental sound emerges, surprising. We are undoubtedly transported to the world of prog. Distant choirs, the vibrating cymbal, the cry of despair, and that crescendo with the martial pad. The rise, the fall, the vocals betray the title for those who haven't yet grasped the connections with Pink Floyd. We hear the dogs in the distance. The most impressive track with the final plaintive acoustic.

Sykofant's often raw voice, invasive sonorities making the sound both tortured and fluid, that's what they offer. Bluesy, psychedelic, fusing the sound of yesteryear with modern prog blood, a fruity, dissonant EP, where the sound is at once beautiful, tranquil, and brutal; I couldn't help but think of Monkey3's last fabulous album.

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