LALLE LARSSON'S WEAVEWORLD - NIGHTSCAPES

With "Nightscapes" Lalle Larsson is concluding his Weaveworld trilogy, preceded by the albums "Weaveworld" and "Infinity Of Worlds", a completely instrumental series of albums proving us once and for all that Lalle Larsson is probably the world's best keyboard player.

"Nightscapes" links in perfectly with its predecessors and leads us once more through the beautiful world of sometimes mysterious and harmonious atmospheres, firmly rooted in melodic and premeditated jazz-rock.

Once more Lalle's fellow travellers through the realms of this Weaveworld are guitarists Richard Hallebeek ( a truly incredible guitarist), Stefan Rosqvist, bass player Jonas Reingold and drummer Walle Wahlgren.

The music on this third part of the Trilogy sounds a bit less emotional and the technical skills and complexity have taken the upper part and this third album lacks the warmth that was so characteristic for the second album, which I still consider the best.

Title piece "Nightscapes Suite" shows us once more all virtuosities and compositional skills the band are capable of in a work lasting more than 24 minutes.

"Rainbow's Gold" is closest to the sound of "Infinity of Worlds" and is my favourite on this album, showing us the romantic side of Lalle Larsson.

The beautiful "Nocturne" gives us an atmosphere of resignation, a fantastic duet played by Lalle on piano and Richard Hallebeek on acoustic guitar.

The album ends with the beautiful "Dawn Sheds a Final Tear", although I don't like these surprises at the end of an album when the last song has ended, a silence of several minutes follows and then you get another sonic pie after the dessert.

All three albums are practically on the same high level, although I still prefer the second one, but all three albums should be in the collection of everyone who claims to be a keyboard dominated progressive rock lover!!

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