WORM!

Regal Worm ? Worm! This a special album, not an album for the easy prog listeners, it's more complex than that, there are less connections to the likes of Genesis, Yes and Crimsonesque bands that value the past more than the present. This one-man outfit composed mostly solely of Jarrod Gosling, prominent artist from the electronic scene, delivers some very strange and likely to become a must hear album this 2022 (at least for the prog scene). The use of multilayered vocals manages to produce not only texture and harmony to the music, but to dislocate the melodies and shift them to the instrumentation. In an age where there is little space left for surprises in the genre, this is a refreshing listen, because of its adventurous deeds, it takes prog over its limits, consolidating what can be called a barrier made to be broken. True to any multi-instrumentalist (aka Mike Oldfield) this record focuses on the composition rather than the virtuosity, and by inviting session musicians providing the entire wind section, it allows the music to go one level up. There are several links to the Canterbury Scene that transpire specially in Bong Song, which reminds a lot to Gong in the 70s. While some other tracks feel actually more connected to the sound palette of his work with I Monster, nevertheless still much more challenging and complex. Definitely a highly recommended album.