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SOLAR ISLAND

Sleeping Pandora

Psychedelic/Space Rock


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3 stars Sleeping Pandora is the musical name since 2017 of Mathias Rosmann having played in Cosmic Fall; space rock, colorful music to escape, meditate, musical fog to combat gloom; rhythmic and synthesized electronic atmosphere for his 11th album.

'Mole' entry with melodic reverb, flowing guitar, on Ozric Tentacles from afar; up close, a slow spatial variation with guitar and vibrant synths. 'Missed Opportunity' a tune reminiscent at times of the progressive research of Anders Buaas in a softer way, in short a melodic progression which can be listened to without restraint, without waves. 'Hypnotic Chaotic' more hypnotic than the others, leading to the sacred musical plains from which there is no return; always this atypical tune that rides a wave full of notes; the second half resumes the syncopated effect, eternally vibrating to plunge into a dimensionless space. 'Stumbleland' reverberant and soaring track; sampled notes and a guitar arpeggio embedded on top that never ends; a musical journey meant to lead to relaxation, sleep, or both; the sound seems to stop and start again, you see the waves doing the same work; soulful atmosphere with a hypnotic groove, a bewitching bass and metronomic drums monopolizing the anvils. 'Limitless' returns to the psyche-song of which Ozric Tentacles and Quantum Fantay are precursors; a southern slide guitar which shines on a long spatial mantra, the base recalling the sounds of Tangerine Dream, in short soaring from home. Very different 'Signal' since the habit of the ears finds an important mini change; similar since the atmosphere is always colorful, the resulting sounds always invite you to leave; Mathias still uses his guitar for a final journey into musical limbo, without hallucinogenic substances, these being replaced by his own. Sleeping Pandora continues its little path of sending the listener into space; in case of missing the last car, you have the choice to take a mantra and ramble on it, to hover in the enigmatic atmosphere which is its own; psyche music for contemplation, soothing, relaxing what else!

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