THE OTHER LIFE

Music has a purpose in itself or has an extra-musical purpose. It can be serious or playful, complex or catchy, well- composed or woodcut-like. You can recognize progressive rock by the fact that musical ideas are grouped into themes and these are combined into one work. New forms are constantly being developed, but the sound remains familiar. A special form of art music is created from rock, jazz and symphonic music.

With "The Other Life", "Argos" present their sixth studio album, which is spread over 9 tracks between 3 and 8 minutes in the context of familiar sounds (prog rock instruments, playful, jazzy chord progressions, pointed vocals, melancholic but optimistic texts, etc.) but also offers something new and exciting. Stories and music evoked moods change, but always remain comprehensible, each topic is given its adequate space, the atmospheric setting is warm and pleasant, more daydream-like than hectic.

In their musical cosmos "Argos" operate at their usual high level, plenty of musical content flows into beautiful melodies, thoughtful texts evoke images in the mind of the attentive listener and the evermore varied presentation provides aesthetic pleasure. As always the cover is artistically designed. Thomas Klarmann (bass, flute, keyboards, vocals), Robert Gozon (vocals, keyboards), Ulf Jacobs (drums, percussion) and the new "Argonaut" Bogati-Bokor Akos (guitars, keyboards, vocals) create a beautiful work of the prog -rock, which is available on CD, vinyl and as a download (Bandcamp).