ERASER

LONG DISTANCE CALLING is an extraordinary German group combining heavy rock à la OSI with atmospheric rock à la PINK FLOYD and not hesitating to scratch on dreamlike post-rock with well-established spleen. An orchestral group that lets its musical soul evolve by offering more and more strong albums, almost stoner at times. Their quality is to sound heavy, gripping, bewitching and hypnotic.

'Enter: Death Box' for the vintage intro, not that of the dinos, the one with piano, cracking, at the time when we listened to the music with the candle, slow icy and austere interlude. 'Blades' changes tone with a scalded rhythm, 'Kamilah' with a nervous hit with percussion and plaintive guitar, '500 Years' with its contemplative intro launching a title that can recall the distant sounds of THE CURE, 'Sloth' with sax and latent, soporific air, on a Floydian base, a vibrating guitar and one of the most beautiful titles, 'Giants Leaving' for the nervous snack, to show that before post there is rock, frenzied, ' Blood Honey' while crescendically rising with jerky breaks, 'Landless King' returns to a latent floydian sound in the distance, I can't help it, but you have to admit it and it's also a guarantee of quality, 'Eraser ' finally for the well-established post-rock ballad, monolithic, endless but with a hit that keeps you from falling asleep.

LONG DISTANCE CALLING continues to release albums that will become cult over time; yes very good but too complex I fear for any self-respecting person. I'm wrong, you're reading this column, so get out of your house, go buy it, listen to it and you'll understand.