The second album from this band from USA.
The band was a duo with a lineup of drums, percussion, bass, guitars and keyboards.
A handful of guests added bass, woodwinds, flutes and vocals.
I got this three quarters of an hour long album submitted to the blog a couple of weeks ago. It has taken this album this long to get to the top of this long list of new albums. A nice luxury problem for a small blog.
This duo has an ex The Muffins member (Paul Sears) and a Temple Of Switches member (Tenk Van Dool). I have reviewed the Temple Of Switches albums in all the previous three editions of this blog. Albums I have given good ratings.
I have yet to sample their 2024 debut album Aperiodic Grok. The music on Basal Ardor is a blend of dream pop, jazz and art-rock.
There are some dreamy female vocals here who works as instruments. The flutes is also adding some colours to a rather sparse soundscape. There are some half-acoustic and electric guitars here. The guitar solos are understated but still good.
The music is eclectic and bordering to being avant-garde. The music is still pretty melodic and the quality is good throughout.
This is not an album for everyone. It is still a rewarding album and one to check out if eclectic prog is your cup of tea.
3 points
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