OPUS IV - ELEVATIONS

I continue my journey through modern prog rock and go to Chile and Claudio Momberg who call his musical self "Taurus". His appearance is similar to the Swedish (now) former finance minister Anders Borg(by the way) but I guess Momberg is more talanted. Since 2010 there has been four Taurus records and this year came "Opus 4: Elevations" with a cover that is not so special must I say.

The record lasts for almost fiftytwo minutes and the musicians that work together on the album are Claudio Momberg, Claudio Momberg and Cladio Momberg who are playing all instruments. The number of reviewers has been few yet. Especially Chilean prog fans should be better to check out this because this is talanted and symphonic music that I know could be appreciated in this world. The album consists of ten tracks but I guess that it all should be seen as a whole, called "Elevations".

Well "Elevations" are well done and appropriate prog rock of a symphonic style. Here exist what most symphonic rock fans want such as joyful keyboards and themes that come and go and together make a well working concept. The album is instrumental but not boring. I don't find it so interesting either though but that is my personal opinion. Some tracks of "Elevations" are better than others and those compositions do I recommend for you impatiant fans of heavenly music: "Ceraunius" is one of these and "Zephyria" is another. Listen to these two and perhaps the calmer "Phlegra" too and "Ortygia" of course. Listen also to the album as a whole when you are going by the underground home from work or school. Or put the record on in the evening when you'd like some symphonics in the dark. But I am afraid it won't impress you very much, It didn't with me.

So "Taurus" will get three stars from me, and that is good!