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ACCELERATION THEORY, PART TWO - ANNIHILATION

In Continuum

 

Crossover Prog

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alainPP
5 stars IN CONTINUUM was born from the ashes of SOUND OF CONTACT, following the departure of a large part of its members. He goes through Dave Kerzner his second album that year, always on the history of alien attack, with a love story between two entities of both worlds, upsetting the end of the programmed destruction earth, but feel free to read the review of "part one" of the new year for not getting lost in this locker history and / or rebound. The sound always pulls reminiscent of GENESIS, PINK FLOYD and YES to some rendering SF Symphony; tapped out of the 70's and 80's starting with prestigious guests from the ROTHERY STEVE BAND, BIG BIG TRAIN and The Aristocrats, PORCUPINE TREE, SAGA and Dave Kerzner; the songs also come from the writings of Simon Collins, Matt DORSEY playing on SOUND OF CONTACT; share beautiful course given to synths for rendering of atmosphere and causing his current well in the crossover line.

"Impending Annihilation" attack input with an instrumental fruity, phenomenal in the advent of a symphonic organ in the footsteps of Tony BANKS period "And Then There Were Three" twirling. "You Do not Know How It Feels" follows on a song to ALAN PARSONS PROJECT, calm, gentle and varied voices including that of Michael recognizable SADLER midterm still high and angelic. "The Path" follows a slow tempo and an air flirting with PINK FLOYD "A Momentary 'voices and forth with a cool synth solo and her rather g'n'sisien. "In Her Cocoon" for an interlude with female voice, intimate and ambient piano allowing "Aliena Part2" send us back to the famous catchy tune of the 1st CD, always catchy melody. "Vampires Of The Soul" off again on the plot with the famous evil aliens willing to destroy the Earth before she does it herself all alone in the end can not access the knowledge acceleration; a well struck riff, a piano intimate for the future or the fate of our planet.

"Made Of Stars" tumbles by divine atmospheric ballad in the tradition of great SIGUR ROS with the enchanting voice of Jon, a beautiful title that I like. "Know That You Are" occurs when track for a soft limit slow at first, a bit of APP or BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST, but quickly flew to a progressive and instrumental excursion to Steve HACKETT or Rick MILLER and finally GENESIS; explosive song in the end, but that hides his game; room to listen before following the album! "The War Room" and "All That Is" follow two titles short interludes full of sounds SF sound effects, countdown, hit return riff (but why reminds me of Iron Maiden on "Seventh Son of A Seventh Son"?) 2nd its cascading refers here to outright verbal jousting Jon ANDERSON like what Jon Davison has a nice tone of voice. "Annihilation" arrives with his 20minutes (intro, battle, invasion and the mother ship) for the annihilation of our last resistance, violins, theme John Murphy and his famous Adagio, exploding with thunderous chorus and ambient passage , sidereal I say random ?; short sound effects take over and lead us here literally in the film; is built with successive drawers, guitar wants nervous, we are still at that time in the extermination of the human species !, brief synth becomes too aggressive, twirling and does not let the evil atmosphere end of the world. Sometimes, little reminders of g'n'sisiens sounds like the fabulous solo on "Burning Rope" good there it's downright enjoyable and I can not remain mere chronicler before this title during the break to 12 minutes orgasmic with voiceover and angelic; then we know that we will be saved, that we can listen to the album until the end quite simple, almost redundant and decreasing on a solo guitar a little plaintive. "Interstellar Reunion" occurs to conclude on an ersatz SIGUR ROS with a guitar full of energy, a bouncy synth posed a piano; there is the oxymoron in the air again with icy beauty, melancholy splashing in its clarity, as that we finally returns to Earth without anyone noticing. right there it's downright enjoyable and I can not remain mere chronicler before this title during the break to 12 minutes orgasmic with voiceover and angelic; then we know that we will be saved, that we can listen to the album until the end quite simple, almost redundant and decreasing on a solo guitar a little plaintive. "Interstellar Reunion" occurs to conclude on an ersatz SIGUR ROS with a guitar full of energy, a bouncy synth posed a piano; there is the oxymoron in the air again with icy beauty, melancholy splashing in its clarity, as that we finally returns to Earth without anyone noticing. right there it's downright enjoyable and I can not remain mere chronicler before this title during the break to 12 minutes orgasmic with voiceover and angelic; then we know that we will be saved, that we can listen to the album until the end quite simple, almost redundant and decreasing on a solo guitar a little plaintive. "Interstellar Reunion" occurs to conclude on an ersatz SIGUR ROS with a guitar full of energy, a bouncy synth posed a piano; there is the oxymoron in the air again with icy beauty, melancholy splashing in its clarity, as that we finally returns to Earth without anyone noticing. almost redundant and decreasing on a solo guitar a little plaintive. "Interstellar Reunion" occurs to conclude on an ersatz SIGUR ROS with a guitar full of energy, a bouncy synth posed a piano; there is the oxymoron in the air again with icy beauty, melancholy splashing in its clarity, as that we finally returns to Earth without anyone noticing. almost redundant and decreasing on a solo guitar a little plaintive. "Interstellar Reunion" occurs to conclude on an ersatz SIGUR ROS with a guitar full of energy, a bouncy synth posed a piano; there is the oxymoron in the air again with icy beauty, melancholy splashing in its clarity, as that we finally returns to Earth without anyone noticing.

Good on 'Acceleration Theory Part 2 ", failing to reach their acceleration to know, we can claim in these last moments of 2019 to approach the musical nirvana by this CD at all sumptuous point almost perfect as the 1st grind. Having broken "Annihilation" in two albums avoids the musical saturation, lets go then look for soundtracks sitting on both albums. The downside here is to have been warned earlier this year that musical beauty was passed by IN CONTINUUM. Just great, intimate and astonishing.

alainPP | 5/5 |

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