THE QUIET REBELLION OF COMPROMISE

OAK is the quartet made up of Simen, Øystein, Stephan and Sigbjørn, talented young musicians working in classical, electronic, folk and progressive dark metal since 2013; The cinematic aspect has since been added to talk about mental health at the heart of our world; a dynamic and melancholic sound drawing on RIVERSIDE, PORCUPINE TREE, OSI and ANATHEMA with major psychedelic wanderings.

'Highest Tower, Deepest Well' crystalline piano on a heavy riff, cosmic choirs, hovering break and baritone voice for a hypnotic tune where progression comes to light and; catchy explosive finale. 'Quiet Rebellion' eavesdrops on their singular shivering arpeggio sound, a classic bombastic mix where trumpets accompany military percussion; a soft- pop of TAMMATOYS in the background, a heady title with the slide guitar with proven spleen. 'Dreamless Sleep' with dark electro intro, sax synth pop tune to reinforce the meditative darkness; deep Gabriel voice and dreamlike crescendo on the disaster of dark thoughts; title that can shock by its metronomic air. 'Sunday 8 AM' again piano and military drums, hymn with incoming electro and jazzy sax; its apart you have to sit down to appreciate; the spleen guitar slope sinks on the post rock aspect, musical malmstrom in itself and the screaming sax at this moment for a sad and cottony finale; at the meeting between PINEAPPLE THIEF, AIRBAG and the dark-psyche cinematic, a whole program. 'Demagogue Communion' refers to ANTIMATTER for the voice, the bluffing riff between cosmic and sirens with divine harmonies; spatial break before returning to heady, vibrant and unstructured tunes. 'Paperwings' centerpiece therefore risk-taking; MASSIVE ATTACK again to show the breadth of the musical spectrum, vocals to RAMMSTEIN; it's going up on latest generation OPETH, angelic voice all of a sudden; it is hovering and latent; the gradual drift is modern, Achilles piano just to show the weakness of the start; as soon as the 5 minutes go up it just becomes enjoyable; the masters PORCUPINE TREE are not far off but much better than on their last album; masterpiece opening like a progressive tulip with drooping petals; dreamlike, grandiloquent, breathtaking end with a staggering growl, pulverizing the musical drawers, I am close to ecstasy. 'Guest of Honor' to conclude on a depressive, electro, hang pop rhyme with Simen who shows himself to the vocals bringing the foggy atmosphere in our heads and a spleen slide guitar. OAK hit hard playing between symphonic, psychedelia and neo dark metal prog... soft and hypnotic rhythms on the edge of pop then heavy wanderings; the themes on psychiatric health made me ask to chronicle an extraordinary album which will be a milestone in 2022, which risks planting itself like an oak tree in the best opuses of the month.