ZED

I have to recognize that I think Runaway Totem is one of the most obscure bands that I heard these last years. I don't know if they really fit into the Zeuhl genre because I think their music is closer to heavy prog of even fusion but... it's my humble opinion.

Maybe Andromeda is RT masterpiece but Zed has his own and particular enchant. Two long pieces (Zed in one and and Mnar in the other), more than 20 minutes each one. It seems to be a hard mission to listen both but the album slides into your ears very quick, with constant changes, the singular guitar and vocal sound of RT, some quiet and athmsopherical moments, closer to some space/psychedelic stuff, leaded by synths and female vocals and . The hard parts are still the same, obscure and repetitive, marked with fury by the drums. Obviously, some sections sounds as a total impro but in any case this sections break the continuity of the songs.

Zed is the spacy. Mnar is the heavy. Zed is the quiet. Mnar is the constant change. Both parts fits perfectly to make a solid album destinated to exquisite ears and prog fans which prefer more experimetal or heavier stuff.

A bit better than Trimegisto but not as good as Andromeda... 3.7*