THE CENTURY OF THE SELF

Just a few lines to talk about the latest AIRBAG... It's excellent: From afar we are looking at the rest of his albums which stand out more and more from the Floydian atmosphere, which is a plus; what is interesting is that the sound becomes a crossover of its own, and demonstrates that it was indeed with Bjorne that prog continued in 2010, the titles forming a conglomeration of notes and progressive atmospheres; in short for those who thought that AIRBAG was going in circles will be disappointed, this album is a must.

1. Dysphoria for the hypnotic minimalist entrance, bass and metronomic crescendo; an outgrowth of PINEAPPLE THIEF longer and also dark for today's prog rock, but the bass wow, the synth is a bit like PORCUPINE TREE from the 90s 2. Tyrants and Kings for the hidden prog slap, yes AIRBAG has fun doing RIIS and that suits them well; a crossover tune which uses notes to go very far, a title which is forgotten because it goes so well, between prog romanticism and rhubarb marshmallow, the piece which pleases 3. Awakening for a nod to Mr Steve WILSON, high-pitched acoustics and vocals; it's soft but misleading with the appearance of the guitar solo which is just enjoyable; nothing to throw away, bewitching, David must listen to it in the evenings when he is not playing on his own guitar, this guitar playing like that of Michał from AMAROK; the solemn, military drum beat, jerks and keeps the rhythm, ah this vintage keyboard from days gone by, all in velvet 4. Erase I liked the bass, I'll take it again! it hums, it swells, the delirium of the FLOYDs can be felt but only in the background; song with a dark dark wave riff which signals nostalgia and amplifies the flights of the chorus; final rise hypnotic trance, calm, controlled and colorful, just to annoy me in the slightly 'provocative' assertion that prog is dead. 5. Tear It Down yes I think back to the fabulous PINEAPPLE THIEF who broke through by offering new prog rock; yes I think about it because prog can be electronic, synthetic, jazzy, folkloric, ethnic, it needs a musical framework... And it is there, right there; ! WILSON in the background, RIIS in front, the bewitching melodic line, linear then bringing a villainous note which floods everything in its path; 10 minutes and we rest from the damage orchestrated by Bjorne's solo, yes I'm familiar with him he throws his guitar notes at me in my room, so we're a bit friends... In short the finale will restart and take even higher, even further... the slap in the face.(4.5)