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JUMPING FROM SPRINGBOARDSEclipseSymphonic Prog3.95 | 37 ratings |
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So here we have another Brazilian band with the (not quite spectacular) name ECLIPSE
that might lead to the conclusion that we can expect some Floyd-ish sound. But this
is not the case at all rather can we listen on "Jumping From Springboards" to some
very pleasant modern progressive rock that is really not that much derivative and
moreover not similar at all to the usual Retro Prog produced
by bands like Glass Hammer, Spock's Beard or Flower Kings which is very welcome at least to me. Reminiscences to seminal bands are absolutely marginal like Squire-ish bass or female vocals that remind to
Hatfield & the North. The compositions are highly versatile and are ranging from
rather mellow ones to more upbeat but never harsh ones, just very good modern
symphonic prog (NOT neo prog) with a dash of jazz-rock here and there. Keyboards are
playing a quite subsidiary role what I'd like to add as an advantage (all keyboard
freaks will be appalled!) remembering all those newer bands using squeaky synths
tunes in a exaggerated manner. The music really does not suffer at all from this
since guitarist Aloisio Campelo uses quite often a MIDI-guitar that enables him to
emulate instruments like clavinet, bandoneon, trumpet, moog, bells, tuned percussion
and - as well - Mellotron. The (often wordless) vocals by Patrícia Deschamps are very
pleasant, more than the (occasional) male ones which are not superb but not
disturbing or annoying neither. Anyway the instrumental parts are prevailing here and
some tracks like "Mantiqueira" for example where the jazz-rock touch is most obvious
manage to appeal a lot without any vocals apart from some wordless ones.Overall I can summarize my fully positive and astounding impression of this album by saying that ECLIPSE is next to INDEX for sure one of best prog bands coming from Brazil nowadays and is absolutely able to provide a quality in their music that comes very close to the one in BACAMARTE's. Moreover it's far away from the usual schmaltzy symphonic prog coming from that area. Highly recommended to every prog fan looking for something different than the common standards!
hdfisch |
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