CONCEPT

I love prog obscure/forgotten/nobody-gave-a-crap albums. It's like a itch, you just can't stop. This time, South Africa gives us a nice addition, starting with art cover that SCREAMS progressive rock. Just lovely. I heard this album on YouTube, and yes, I was immediately attracted by this Moonmadness inspired artwork. Hmmm, who are they?

When it comes to the music, it's basically Philip Nel who writes and does keyboards. And good keyboards at that. He paints nice soundscapes with lush and colorful lines. Extra good melodies at times, he crosses to pop many times, reminding me the same song approach of Alan Parsons and Curved Air. The first 5 songs are just so catchy and atmospheric, my heart was pounding with excitement.

And then my heart rate went normal.

As it went, the material began to curve strangely towards ELP for a quick time, then back to a poppish hybrid beast of Camel- Ramses-Abba. The times changes are not the most subtle, and why on earth does the fade-out starts when she's still singing? Some songs deserved more love and would've made good, if not great, longer cuts. Anyway, very good first half and wishy-washy second.

Overall, a very British sounding record that will not change your life but still holds a certain dose of charm. A congenial obscurity.

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