KOMETENBAHN

Mimic bands, I kind of almost enjoy the term, coined by a fellow PA reviewer, describing the retro look alike sound of contemporary bands doing this kind of early Progressive Music flashbacks in this case Prog-Electronic ones.

I have yet not found a way to enjoy these "tributes" to bands, musicians or even releases I do still enjoy. To me life is too short as to repeat it, in anyway or anykind of time-life span energy consuming, task.

When E-MUSIKGRUPPE LUX OHR's "Kometenbahn", 2013, sounds like themselves, is when I realize how hard it is to have your OWN musical idiom in any music field or sub-genre, but above all how easy it is to undermine it or, even worse, ignore it in favour of comfort.

Great and very creative small, but truly unique, sections do happen, but as told, most of the time it will be almost impossible not to be reminded of Enigma (Michael Cretu's one, in this release's first track) and then Progressive Electronic and Krautrock bands and musicians of yore.

Polished, structured, friendly and promising first release.

***3 PA stars.