KALEIDOTHROPE

This is QUANTUM FANTAY's third studio album from 2009 and it plays out in the same style as the previous album "Ugisiunsi" from 2007. Those are the only two albums I own from this band out of Belgium. Again OZRIC TENTACLES came to mind often but I must say I appreciated the depth and the upfront bass on both the opener and the closer but the rest of the album seems to be status quo for the band. A lightweight spacey sound for the most part that just doesn't sit well with me.

As others have mentioned they do try to blend a lot of styles and sounds into each song pretty much and it just isn't executed very well. It doesn't sound right even if that is in part what progressive rock is all about in constantly changing things up. I do appreciate that this band keeps their albums under an hour and even the songs are short compared to most Space Rock bands. This is all over the place though. I do like the guitar to end "Into The Deep" after not enjoying the rest of the song. The soaring guitar leads on the closer is good.

This is a band that has a ton of fans but I'm not one of them.