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Post by Colossus Magazine on Sept 3, 2007 15:05:29 GMT 2
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Post by Colossus Magazine on Sept 7, 2007 15:13:44 GMT 2
Progwalhalla:
TREASURE ISLAND – Various Artists (***) Here’s another new ‘joint venture’ project by Finnish progrock magazine Colossus and French progrock label Musea. The album delivers 3 bands from different countries, each plays one ‘epic’ composition. 1 - Gentlemen Of Fortune (25'39) by Velvet Desperados (Finland) : We can enjoy tasteful and melodic music that ranges from in geenral mid-tempo and swinging to compelling and bombastic (like the final part that evoked Urish Heep during Salisbury). The band uses a wide range of instrumentation, from saxophone and trumpet to harmonica, guitars and even the bagpipe. But the focus is on the blend of Keith-Emerson inspired Hammond organ work and lots of woodwind instruments (like Chicago), a pleasant combination if you like it. 2 - The Shore And The Breathing Night (24'40) by Floating State (Italy) : This is a nice composition but it lacks a spark, the only memorable moments are a flashy Moog solo, a wonderful and compelling part featuring sensitive guitar and soft Mellotron waves and in the end a Latin-American atmosphere with Spanish guitar runs, quite adventurous in comparison with the rest of this track. 3 - La Aventura En El Mar - The Sea Adventure (23'22) by Nexus (Argentina) : Here is the highlight of this CD, the Argentine progrock sensation Nexus. This track does not really sounds as a head-and-tail composition with a theme, it’s more a serie of climates and accellarations. First teh impressive and fat sound of the Moog synthesizer, then a mid-tempo with bombastic Hammond organ runs and propulsive guitar riffs, the interplay is exciting. The tempo slows down to bluesy with a sensitive ‘cloud #9’ guitar solo, accompanied by beautiful strings and eventually we hear spacey synthesizer sounds and acoustic guitar runs, very creative. Suddenly a mid-tempo with bombastic keyboards, a fluent rhythm-section, quick Hammond organ flights and a slow wah-wah guitar solo with biting licks, this is Nexus too! The final part starts with the sound of the wind, then a gradually more lush atmosphere with the focus on an Emersonian synthesizer sound that finally slowly fades away.
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Post by Colossus Magazine on Sept 21, 2007 14:27:20 GMT 2
Treasure Island Review by ironicoser 5 out of 5
New project. New effort. Life. yes, the progressive rock is alive!!! Just one CD. An impressive opera about the classic of Robert. L Stevenson. Imprescindible. Velvet Desperados (Finland) is the opening act. A long song full of different instruments. good for me. Floating State (Italy) with a nice song. Wonderful Mellotron. The last section has spanish/latin reminiscences. Nexus (Argentina), is the best of this album. This is really sympho/prog rock. The concept, the sound. The atmosphere. Nexus again. Sincerely, I love this band. Thanks Musea and Colossus!!!
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Post by Colossus Magazine on Oct 14, 2007 13:30:02 GMT 2
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Post by Colossus Magazine on Nov 6, 2007 7:41:34 GMT 2
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Post by The Samurai of Prog on Nov 12, 2007 10:55:53 GMT 2
From Canada:
9. The Treasure Island : Nouveau projet Colossus; très inégal; les côté expérimentaux et décousus des groupes Velvet Desperados et Floating State plairont aux puristes du prog disposés à mettre tous les efforts nécesaires dans l'entreprise. La pièce instrumentale de Nexus devrait par contre rallier tout le monde. Pour ma part, j'adore tous les projets Colossus, incluant celui-ci, mais ces derniers ne s'adressent pas à tous. Pour progueux qui ne font aucun compromis seulement! Cote d'appréciation: 7,5/10 (très inégal d'une pièce à l'autre)
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Post by The Samurai of Prog on Nov 19, 2007 8:10:04 GMT 2
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Post by Colossus Magazine on Dec 5, 2007 14:37:04 GMT 2
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Post by Colossus Magazine on Jan 21, 2008 14:12:07 GMT 2
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Post by Colossus Magazine on Jan 28, 2008 12:46:01 GMT 2
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