OCEANARIUM

With Oceanarium, Dan Britton continues the Deluge Grander experience in a style all his own: one-of-a-kind progressive rock. The compositions are still as rich, complicated, perfectly interpreted and teeming with brilliant ideas. Unlike August In The Ural, Oceanarium has few highlights, or fantastic ramp-ups, but the tracks are balanced and homogeneous. The guitar, mainly interpreted by Dan, is more present than on the previous albums while Patrick Gaffney (drums) is rather confined to the accompaniment. Brett d'Anon (bass), remains amazing and equal to himself. Despite the presence of many musicians (brass, woodwinds and strings), the majority of the time is taken up by the band itself (keyboards, guitar, bass, drums), which was not the case on The Form Of The Good . Favorite track: the admirable progression of "Finding a Shipwreck in a Valley in an Ocean".

As usual, a unique and incomparable experience. An album that would have deserved a very rewarding note. Unfortunately, I consider the persistence of the cleverly rotten mixing and production to be an insult to my ears! As if we have salad in our ears...