Prog Bands, Artists and Genres Appreciation

Thierry SPORTOUCHE, lyrics-music-voice-flute, announces a new record called The Sleeper Has Awakened, featuring 8 tracks (i.e. 36:41) from a new band called CALADAN’S MOON featuring the drummer-bassist-guitarist Kenneth ASPESLÅEN from Norwegian rock band BLUE LYNX and composer-keyboardist Stephen-Gilbert RIVERA from AZURETH, COSMIC SINGULARITY who also mixed and mastered the album. ‘On The Prowl’ 4:42 and ‘Olga’ 5:04 show a beautiful instrumental introduction but as soon as the vocals arrives, they weaken the composition and the orchestra. ‘The Wind’ 5:04 and ‘Beacon of Truth’ 7:45 with Stephen-Gibert RIVERA’s uniqueness, powerful and supreme with his keyboards whose symphonic sounds are illustrated in these welcome poems which are well interpreted. We hear the solar force of the very structured Hammond organ which radiates the score. Kenneth ASPESLÅEN gives us happiness on ‘Beacon of Truth’ in his vision with his memorable and technical solos in a progressive rock finery. This song, with a more instrumental part, is nice. I invite you to listen to the other four tracks, ‘Intermission’ 2:52, ‘Orphan Elf’ 6:33, ‘Carpe Diem’ 2:37, ‘Feline’ 3:24. Always featuring amazing instrumental introductions as on those eight tracks. (***) Marie MESMER (Highlands magazine - France)