SI, PARTIE 1

A confident and competent symphonic prog concept album by Nemo, who don't flinch from incorporating aspects of other musical genres (jazz in particular) into their playing if it'll help the compositions, Si Partie 1 sits in that very theatrical tradition of French progressive rock which flows from bands such as Ange. However, whilst Ange could sometimes let the theatrical side of their music outweigh the progressive side of it, Nemo do no such thing, constantly finding new ways to incorporate the influence of bands such as King Crimson or Van der Graaf Generator into their sound. I wouldn't call it a flat-out classic but it is a masterful effort.