RADIO SILENCE

RAIN group of Rob GROUCUTT and John JOWITT having played in ARK, JADIS, ARENA, BLIND EGO, IQ and FROST*! Musical art-rock with evolving, frenzied, convoluted and energetic drawers. His friend Andy drummer from FROST* helps him to release a strange, schizoid first album, yes you are already thinking like me of the Crimsonian master, who comes out of the usual drawers. I couldn't help but immerse myself in their second opus, let's go.

"Genaú" festive rock intro, symphonic with neo keyboard and thundering choirs, enough to heat up the atmosphere leading to "Hypnosis" with an AOR prog rock tune, a bit catch-all, alternative pop; the break refers to a jazzy-rock sound where the guitar reminds me of that of Crichton from SAGA, disorienting since it puts itself in a plaintive connection; return to the chorus before a last scratchy solo. "Something New" jazzy, an XTC sound, avant-garde for the phrasing à la Joe JACKSON, bass forward, reggae air in the distance, yes it goes? everywhere; dancing parenthesis, soul-jazzy then dynamic rock-pop to apostrophize. "Radio Silence" bewitching eponymous title, Porcupine sound with a long crescendo of barely 5 minutes, a pre-post rock guitar solo that rises, rises, full of intensity; a soft finale with these voices that come back like waves along the cliffs, amazed.

"Solid State" continues for one of 3 tracks over 8 minutes; fresh air, sliced, jerky rhythm and I feel the creativity of XTC again; from the 2 minutes the musical prog blood rises and leaves on an eventful melodic improvisation where Andy shows the extent of his talent; Genesis guitar arpeggio, nervous riff and varied voices for a hypnotic, disconcerting and enjoyable finale.

"Bring it Back" haunting pop tune, I think for a while of 'C'est la Ouate', in short don't worry the musicians throw themselves into a jig where everyone puts themselves forward; it's fresh, fruity rock-pop; the guitar solo wants to be burning, disconcerting, hysterical with percussion, the guitar flirting with a trumpet, a xylophone, musical magic. "Never Ending Circle" with an obvious funky groove, not far from an EARTH, WIND & FIRE, don't worry it's danceable rock and fusion is emerging; the spleen break engages in a melodic air where the lament emerges in an admirable way before a finale with an intensive rhythm reminiscent of the second period of KING CRIMSON. "Winter Sun" crystalline, icy piano interlude; reverie to wash his ears after so many new ideas discussed. "Fear in the Night" plaintive air, still KING CRIMSON for the voice, the atmosphere; a big guitar riff strikes the idea of ​​the melancholy melody, then an Andalusian guitar arpeggio to throw the musical confusion; this repetitive guitar allows you to establish a plaintive song and gives the certain progressive evolution, the one that flows naturally, the one that makes your neck shiver; drift that confuses you, makes you wonder how they managed to make you forget all your precepts, hats off and the fluid, fast final solo risks finishing you off.

RAIN changes its musical register by offering an incredible album in terms of sound and composition; a progressive album in his body with rushes of musical adrenaline, surfing between pop, jazz and funk; dancing, rhythmic especially in the second 'side'. After having played in the folk group QUILL, it is indeed in luminous art- rock that they invest. We are on alternative prog fusion rock supposed to show post-pandemic creation where musicians could finally meet to create. An album that helps to go to marvelous imaginary places, the very essence of Prog, where exploration is linked to each ear but keeps the common thread of certain Dino masters who rocked us before. An album that would have been perfect if the beginning had been less burst musically speaking.