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ProgNaut
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Published on: 20 Apr 2004
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G&S
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Published on: 23 Feb 2004
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Nuno
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Published on: 30 Jan 2004
By their third album, this Wisconsin (US) based band formed by three brothers, is showing an evolutionary path that is not to be underrated.
Combining their usual complex hard prog/rock with other well defined but very apart genres, such as ethnic parts, ambient soundscapes, symphonic venues and psychedelic intrusions, upon the Rush, Maximum Indifference, Gordian Knot (just listen to Selkqet’s Kiss) and harder King Crimson reminiscences, Kopecky seems to be slowly approaching a very personal, peculiar and enjoyable self-determined genre.
While in terms of sound, some parts may sound harsh and rough (usually the most metallic parts), they are in fact intricate and deeply elaborated.
Furthering a bit the description of their sound, it is based upon a complex instrumental hard metallic edge in which every other aforementioned specified genres are entwined and thoughtfully incrusted.
While at first listen the music was not that much appealing to me, I discovered that this album is set to be heard and better enjoyed with headphones, as the music sounds much tighter and complete this way.
There are atmospheres and sonic scenarios slowly created from hard crafted parts where melodic guitar lines and occasional eerie ambiences emerge.
The ethnic Indian sitar in the third track (The divine art of flying) brings us yet another side of this band’s sense of musicality, as it works as a window opener to a world of new possibilities.
The fretless bass playing (sometimes reminding me of Sean Malone) and the guitar soloing is not to be underestimated here, for it achieves really high ranks in terms of quality and objectiveness.
Overall, this album will be most appreciated by hard prog fans, instrumental prog metalheads and some guitar virtuoso hard fusion lovers. For those and the ones that like the bands I mentioned in the second paragraph, this comes naturally recommended.
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PROGGNOSIS SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
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- Sunset Gun
- Ascension
- The Divine Art Of Flying
- Selqet's Kiss
- Creation'S Brief Gift
- Temptation's Screaming Ground
- Departure
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