ODYSSEY

Kwoon's fourth album after more than 10 years of absence marks their planned return from afar, high up on volcanoes and mountains, facing Mont Blanc, near the sea. They continue to combine ethereal and stratospheric atmospheres to encourage musical introspection.

"Leviathan" opens with expansive, explosive, and invasive post-rock; strong and heavy with a destructive drum pad. "King of Sea" offers an aquatic journey, an airy and ambient symbiosis reminiscent of the band's archaic early days. Jazzy piano and drums create an intimate, rising track, like a gentle, rogue wave. "White Angels" has an ambient crescendo with its solemn ascent to the Heavens. Warm choirs, pounding drums, and crystalline piano, reverberating, emphatic, and overwhelming. "Life" with cello, a nostalgic, Floyd-esque tune and its children's choirs, captivating with the final melancholic violin reinforcing the atmosphere. "Blackstar" is more intimate with its latent piano; spatial sounds to soar high and never return; with a final vibration worthy of a movie soundtrack à la "Interstellar." "Last Paradise" with its Kwoon-esque rise, metronomic percussion over a captivating sound of an apocalyptic world.

"Jayne" with its very Pendragon-esque, Floyd-esque title and prominent vocals; the killer melody, fitting the story of a Wild West in decline. The memorable rise of a showcase concert with chills from the dreamlike side it emanates. "Wolves" stands out for its Daft Punk-esque electro, a soundtrack to "Tron" with melancholic strings reinforcing the irremediably sad air. "Youth" with its warm, catchy title, most closely resembling the classic Sigur Rós universe for its relentless monolithic sound. A long and slow post-prog rise. "Fisherman" in the same framework, the same vein, the same post wave with more vocals. "Nestadio" for the long, haunting title, a worthy representation of what post can still be today: simple, dreamlike, hypnotic, easy, captivating, expansive like the Universe; long, fluid, perfect with the dark outro. "Keep on Dreaming" for the final flight with strings, choirs, percussion and typical post guitar. The captivating sound oozing emotion.

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