RETROSPECTIVE

RETROHEADS are a new band/project,found in Oslo,Norway by multi-instrumentalist Tore Bo Bendixen in 2003.Gathering no less than five musicians,Tore composed the songs for RETROHEADS' first release between August of 03' and April of 04'.This would come just a year after their formation,as the band was signed by Unicorn Records,to lead to the release of their debut ''Retrospective''.

Despite the band's name,you won't find yourself wondering if this album was recorded nowadays or sometime during the 70's.The production is very clear,the sound is quite modern and the overall atmosphere won't leave you a question,if this is a modern band or not.However,there is a fair amount of delicate mellotron with various strings and some distinctive organ parts in here to raise some memories of the past...but on top of these retro-sounds are the distorted male vocals,the ambient synths and the alternating melodic/heavy guitars to uncover the band's true time and place.All compositions are fascinating,raging from melodic symph prog to ambient keyboard music,from groovy parts with great female vocals to long instrumental soundscapes,from piano-driven ballad-like moments to heavy and complicated musicianship.The combination of these vintage and modern sounds by RETROHEADS ends to be quite succesful and their debut is a recommendable work for all lovers of both old-school and modern progressive rock.

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