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THE DRAGONFLY FROM THE SUNDeyssNeo-Prog2.35 | 13 ratings |
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"The Dragonfly From The Sun" is a compilation album by Swiss progressive rock act Deyss. The compilation was released through Musea Records in 2000. It comprise recordings the band made from 1978-1979, so these early recordings predate Deyss´s two mid-80s full-length studio albums by quite a few years. The Musea Records CD version of "The Dragonfly From The Sun" features a thick booklet with the band´s history, but since it´s written in French, some of us are left in the dark...The eight tracks featured on the 64:55 minutes long album are all fully instrumental and they all sound like demos. I wouldn´t call the sound quality awful, but it´s thin sounding and not particularly pleasant sounding either. The tracks soon become background muzak, and there´s little here which will excite a seasoned progresive rock listener. Deyss are mostly known as a neo-progressive rock act, but since this was recorded in 1978-1979 it´s probably more correct labelling this instrumental progressive rock. The 80s keyboards/synths which became a big part of the band´s sound on their subsequent full-length studio albums weren´t invented yet when this was recorded, so naturally the recordings on "The Dragonfly From The Sun" sound quite different from what came after. Upon conclusion this is a hardcore fan item. Taking into consideration that their 80s albums aren´t exactly anything to write home about, it´s not a positive when I say that this one is even less interested. A 1.5 star (30%) rating is fair.
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