RED SUN

Sykofant, a heavy psychedelic base and progressive rock from the 60s to the 80s. A fusion of the current sound range, heavy riffs and ambient cinematics; reminiscences of Pink Floyd, 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 beginning 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 range. A hint of Floyd, of course, an alternative approach, and the reminiscences flow. The shear finale with the heavy bass of "Meddle", yes the moment when we think we're in a disco club, the slap. "Red Sun" follows, a spatial, robotic peregrination for a sound that is searching for itself; 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, fat, gripping solo, emotion in full swing before the voice returns; outro with these vibrant, reverberating notes. It continues with "Embers" with its chopped, syncopated sound, in the nervous style of Alice In Chains from the 90s; a fat, uncompromising rock piece full of joyful guitar notes. Barely three minutes and 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 of the martial pad. The rise, the fall, the vocals betray the title for those who haven't yet grasped the connection with Pink Floyd. We hear the dogs in the distance. The most impressive track is the plaintive acoustic finale.

"Red Sun EP" combines the three tracks together to prolong the pleasure and delve deeper and longer, almost 23 minutes, into this psychedelic universe from a time when we had the time, with a very interesting updated sound.

Sykofant: Bluesy, psychedelic, fusing the sound of yesteryear with modern prog blood. Fruity, dissonant, where the sound is at once beautiful, tranquil, and brutal; a hint of Monkey3's last album. Floyd tribute album.

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