LES PORCHES

Maneige

Jazz Rock/Fusion

4.30 | 303 ratings

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To me, this is the summum of music.

Classical (baroque), folk and jazz prefectly blended together. The canadian prog-scene of the seventies is exactly what I'm yearning for. Bands like Harmonium, Sloche and Maneige manage to create exactly what moves me so much.

This Maneige-album is really over-the-top, in such a way, that I can imagine not everyone will like this. The piano and flute parts remind me of Haydn and Bach. The first long suite, is exaclty that: a baroque piece with gorgeous (chanson) vocals in the conclusion. Also the conclusion builds and builds into a crescendo of guitar, drums, saxophone and trumpet (!). Almost blues-y. Really great stuff!

The rest of the album follows the same recipe: a mixture of folk, baroque, romanticism and jazz/fusion. Mixing acoustic and electric instruments, tight and rich dynamics, lots of atmosphere and they never loose themselves into chaotic soloiing. Progressive music should me more like this: the ultimate balance between good musicianship, great compositions and rich melodies.

Kingsnake | 5/5 | 2016-2-17

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