The fourth album from this band from Japan.
The band was a quartet with a lineup of drums, bass, guitars, piano, keyboards, flute and vocals.
Two guests, including Sonja Christine from Curved Air, added vocals on a couple of tracks.
I have had the pleasure of reviewing their second and third album in # 1 of this blog back in 2013 and 2015. The band has recently released their fifth album and a review will follow later this month. A review of their debut album will follow later this summer too.
I am not sure why this band is labeled as a neo-prog band in ProgArchives and other places. The band's music is and has always been ELP influenced symphonic prog.
There is also some cinematic rock influences in their symphonic prog too.
There are some sporadic vocals on this one hour long album. Most of it is instrumental though and the music is both bold and majestic. It is a bit cheesy at times. The excellent organ sound is a joy to behold. There is a lot of Keith Emerson influences here. There is also some good guitar solos here.
The result is another good album from this band. A band who surely must be one of the best prog rock bands from Japan.
3 points
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