OF SILENT MAMMALIA PART II

The Ancestry Program neo-prog group with a melting pot sound brewing sublime symphonic prog; a 2nd guitarist and a horn section provided for their 3rd album, the story of the planet-saving whales.

"Mysticeti Ambassadors?" the mysterious intro, dark atmosphere of the abyss! "Path of Inspiration" with its fat riff and sax on the menu; typical, monotone voice, imposing drums which set off in a jazzy-prog atmosphere; the guitar solo on Saga: the brassy finale on EWF, hilarious and original. "Pangreta's Box" powerful with Ben surfing with his suave voice then growling; a cello break and the variation on neo-Floydian lands. "War Is Over" goes further; Kansas-style violin, blues, a warm Hammond organ, a Latin sound and an airy, enterprising piano, prog voice-overs with the eternal 'Never Surrender'; the space ending which introduces "Maria's Smile" with the abysmal intro, on a 'Grand Bleu' of spaces with flooding keyboards and guitars; the psychedelic side of Pink Floyd, airy melodic, a ballad exploring the black forest, a marshmallow solo, a symphonic climb with moving choirs.

"Ancestors" for the slap, return to neo prog metal, expressive with Ben mixing his melodic organ-death growl vocals; a thunderous mix on IQ. "Star to Follow" and a drum roll in the intro; guitar solo in Toto, saga, superb; new wave synth layers confuse the issue, the soft melody on Talk Talk flowing, the airy voice, a proggy riff and the vintage 80s keyboard, acoustic ballad on the guitar finale, Ayreon with melting synths. "Paranoid Structures" electro intro; bam an air worthy of a resurrected Zappa, jazzy then the neo takes over, bold, melodic and nervous; catch-all and distracting; softness of voice and fiery riff; final Steve Howe-style guitar arpeggio and "Create Our Sins" follows, a limpid piano and sax ballad that I had forgotten; funky lands where the piano and the jazzy trumpet break disconcert for a singular fusion; final hard rhythmic riff. "...of Silent Mammalia" ends this disconcerting album with a country, folk ballad to be taken as an outro.

The Ancestry Program sequel, less surprising because I know; more varied, melodic, prog, metal, jazzy, groovy, neo metal: disconcerting, perhaps too much for purists; a greasy sound, variations of imposing musical layers, a bit like this world-saving whale, an innovative album teeming with progressive reminiscences, that's the important thing. (3.5)