CRYPTIC PLUMAGE

After the excellent Phantom release 4 or 5 years ago I thought the band had ceased to exist. So very pleased that the Laze are back with a bang with this cassette/download only self release. After many listens already, this is a fabulously varied mainly instrumental affair. Prog magazine compares the music with the likes of Magma, Mahavishnu Orchestra and VdGG. Praise indeed but this only tells half the story as it's music that really gets under your skin with every listen. The best "bonkers prog" album of the year and not for the feint hearted! Lots of highlights with the wonderfully varied Totally Sirius and the epic closer Scaffolds.