LES FANTÔMES DE NOISOT

Cinematic "ouverture" in war march with drums, flute and this quivering whirring sound, like in the good old days. "Les Batailles Perdues" piano and vocal intro flirting with 'Le Bal des Laze'; the Mellotron accompanies Eric's narration before the electric variation, guitar then velvety synth. The military pad facilitates the narration concerning the Russian war before the ambient, haunting development, starting on a soaring instrumental sound of ARAGON, metronomic. "Retour en Bourgogne" with synth pads typical of the 80s, a beautiful guitar solo, a French vocal to tame, the eternal question of the voice engulfed in the instrumentation or not. A slow melodic variation without pretension to enjoy the exhausting return to France with a warm Genesisian Mellotron. "Les Fantômes de Noisot" (The Ghosts of Noisot) opens beautifully with drums and a Mellotron that continue to instill a soaring atmosphere with the metronomic rhythm guitar; explanatory phrasing and a piece that drifts into the mist. "Célina" for the kitsch title, a time when the voice was prominent, I'm thinking of ANGE here. The explanation of the fate of the soldier's family ravaged by tuberculosis, his desire to desert, and the orchestral acoustic guitar and Mellotron variation imprinting the solemn and desperate air.

"Domaine de Noisot" for the epic four-part piece; the hundred steps of the estate, solemn steps to be climbed on bells and carillons high above Fixin, a mystical place in Dijon. Synth polyphonies follow for a utopian Egyptian march, an unfinished dream to the tune of VANGELIS with ethereal swirls that add emphasis and the most beautiful progressive moment. It increases on an ambient electronic side, giving it a more modern prog feel, which was somewhat lacking. The sound shifts from melancholy to new age, and is simpler too. The pros and cons of this clichéd album, moving away from the neo-prog sound. The finale is more explosive, in the style of GENESIS's third iteration, with velvety keyboards coupled with a dynamic pad; the lead guitar then comes like an endless wave, licking the listener's ears between nostalgia and memories of that blessed period of the 80s.

MAGNESIS continues to release beautiful cinematic moments, moving further and further away from neo-prog. An opus that doesn't revolutionize the usual genre of melodic progressive bands, well, yes, precisely here, with the addition of synthetic electronic sounds imprinting a singular energy that sets them apart; it's simple, but it's beautiful. Originally on Profilprog (3.5).

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