THE ASYMMETRIC RULES

FROMUZ born in 2004, known with 'Overlook' in 2008 offered at that time instrumental technical prog on Crimsonian reminiscences, wanting to 'splash their own musical emotions'. After a lethargy of nearly 10 years, they return to amplify their musical research based on creativity and performance, accompanied by singing from now on. A much more modern 5th album, almost improvised, spurting out fanciful, dreamlike thematic pieces scratching the jazz-rock style, symphonic prog, fusion prog, metal prog and even classical music. Well-named eclectic rock for once, colorful I would say with eccentric excursions of guitars and other keyboards for an innovative sound.

Majestic "Overture", worthy of a film soundtrack, dantesque, ogling on the Bald Mountain; there is creative madness at the DREAM THEATER in there as on their piece of 'Six Degrees', eponymous piece in fact bringing "Round and Round" with the introduction of a vocal space, certainly rough, reminding me of that of Sylvain des KARCIUS. The break is twirling, technical, aggressive, jazzy-metal-prog! Long and dreamlike in line with Vitaly's tortured guitar of a dark KING CRIMSON; there is emotion, notes drawn upwards, the singular disharmonic voice can make you think of grunge metal, staggering until the grating end. "Air Dance, Part 1" for the 1st of three interludes and a crystalline guitar arpeggio launching "Universe" which lands on a voice-over from a station platform or airport in times of dictatorship; a violent riff, a jerky voice, we are far from the first drafts of the group, they have made their revolution by withdrawing ''De Fro and Muz''. A stronger variation at the start, a melodic rhythmic break in the middle eyeing the zappaesque follies. "Air Dance, Part 2" atmospheric arpeggio as an ear cleaner after this disconcerting violent title and "Darling" arises on brass in the background, martial air, taking; the rhythm reminds me of the work of 80's prog metal bands such as ALICE IN CHAINS before their progressive fusion was finally recognized; the 1st break on the rousing, dithyrambic hard, merging BOF of the 'Blues Brothers'. At 7 minutes the riff starts on a crescendo at 540 volts sustained.

"Air Dance, Part 3" and the 3rd in the same line, which dares to exceed the minute. "No End" crazy is this title, mixing, linking symphonic influences from the Balkans from the start, I'm thinking of WOBBLER, KARFAGEN and more muscular with a festive air that BLACKMORE'S NIGHT could have created itself, daring to let go to Once. The jazzy-bossa nova trend can recall AL DI MEOLA or SANTANA for a while, ZAPPA again; it evolves attention to 6 minutes it sweeps hard, you will understand on reading. Electronic premises also appear as an opening to one of the most beautiful guitar solos of this beginning of the year. One of the three singers or the three at the same time have modulated their voice to blend it into the notes, beware this title is very good! "R-and-G Time" continues with a country piano typed saloon bar which will go out of tune, detune briefly avant-garde and colorful; then comes the piece "Wings of the Fast Lane" in 5 parts with an aerial intro on melting guitar; well I say it loud and clear, ZAPPA fans should come here to take a look, the unclassifiable title where I find the air of inspector gadget! The sound becomes progressive bluesy with a typical slide guitar and one could imagine the first emotions of the ZZ TOP; this guitar becomes redundant; sudden break for the last quarter which leaves with a nervous riff on the FROMUZ sound now and a singular touch with final ambient electronics, just enough to confuse even more.

FROMUZ is back in force, interludes combining the titles together, a voice to change the sound signature, insane breaks, colorful atmospheres, an album that raises questions with a remarkable opening musically speaking denoting with the rest. I find there the madness of a MOTORPSYCHO mixing different styles in the good sense of the term, I find above all a clean sound with modern progressive tendencies and that at the beginning of the decade is something important enough to be reported.