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IN ORBIT

Skylake

 

Crossover Prog

3.06 | 6 ratings

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alainPP
3 stars SKYLAKE is a Dutch group that began life in 2015 under the name of ARTIFACT. The album is musically inspired by bands such as Karnivool, TESSERACT, ANATHEMA and PORCUPINE TREE, although mainly with their own sound. It varies between the atmospheric style, melodic and rhythmic, and its intensity varies from acoustic sections, atmospheric and ambient quieter to heavier guitar pieces. The voice of Suzan also reminded me at times the CRANBERRIES and by the time the first MAGENTA. "In Orbit" is inspired by various musical styles, containing ambient and melodic music and more rhythmic and energetic pieces. In fact Skylake made in the alternative atmo or in the melodic, rythmic prog, but each track is unique in singular development! "The Storm" begins on a basic air as almost all other securities, a catchy rhythm somewhat lessened by the voice of Suzan. Fortunately midterm development with successive breaks purely instrumental and latent phases planing is emerging. For "Haste" archaic intro with a melodic prog metal allows to get very technical with his guitar and battery of two young children being only the synth SILHOUETTE group, perhaps something to do with it! In "Prisoner" the title is even more varied, we find the violin, station wagons hard limit with incisive guitar and a voice that reminds me that here Ma'ko of ARRAKEEN, beautiful likeness. "Smooth Skin / War Within" share on a basic little too straight, male voice hard limit denotes death a little bass to MAIDEN, the piano and acoustic part was the first part! 'Vicious' with rhythmic hard, pleasurable riffs of "donf" (in French !! ... in the text), but with a female voice too cutesy (yes I am hard, but this is the weak point), yet once it is developing after song that saves the title. "Crossroads" and the ballad of the CD, still cool with an almost crystalline break from the 3 minutes there lets go fast in a prog structure. As for "Luna" is the second time the voice is in place with a soft, languorous voice pulling the words, then the treble in fine style, instruments remaining almost at their full potential; here is a real lyrical !! pleasurable riffs of "donf" (in French !! ... in the text), but with a female voice too cutesy (yes I am hard, but this is the weak point), again is the development after singing that saves the title. "Crossroads" and the ballad of the CD, still cool with an almost crystalline break from the 3 minutes there lets go fast in a prog structure. As for "Luna" is the second time the voice is in place with a soft, languorous voice pulling the words, then the treble in fine style, instruments remaining almost at their full potential; here is a real lyrical !! pleasurable riffs of "donf" (in French !! ... in the text), but with a female voice too cutesy (yes I am hard, but this is the weak point), again is the development after singing that saves the title. "Crossroads" and the ballad of the CD, still cool with an almost crystalline break from the 3 minutes there lets go fast in a prog structure. As for "Luna" is the second time the voice is in place with a soft, languorous voice pulling the words, then the treble in fine style, instruments remaining almost at their full potential; here is a real lyrical !! "Crossroads" and the ballad of the CD, still cool with an almost crystalline break from the 3 minutes there lets go fast in a prog structure. As for "Luna" is the second time the voice is in place with a soft, languorous voice pulling the words, then the treble in fine style, instruments remaining almost at their full potential; here is a real lyrical !! "Crossroads" and the ballad of the CD, still cool with an almost crystalline break from the 3 minutes there lets go fast in a prog structure. As for "Luna" is the second time the voice is in place with a soft, languorous voice pulling the words, then the treble in fine style, instruments remaining almost at their full potential; here is a real lyrical !! Well, a little summary for once; good titles with real musical possibilities during breaks and other flights of instrumental, voice deserves to be worked into a more homogeneous album. That's all you could want in this young group that has bathed in the prog metal bands or alternative prog second generation.
alainPP | 3/5 |

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