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"Moongarden"- (A Vulgar Display Of Prog)

Label -
Reviewed by:

Erik Neuteboom

www.progwalhalla.com

Genre:
Prog
Country:
Italy
Length:
72:00
Release Date:
6/2009
Band Members: Cristiano Roversi keyboards, 12strings electric Guitar Mirko Tagiasacchi bass
  David Cremoni Electric guitar Simone Baldini Tosi vocals
  Maurizio Di Tollo drums percussions
     
Track Listing: 1.)-Boromir (6:50)  
  2.)-Aesthetic Surgery (10:00)  
  3.)-Aesthetic Surgery (10:00)  
  4.)-After The MDMA "From Lezooh to Miridyyan" ( 5:00)  
  5.)-Wordz & Badge (8:15)  
  6.)-Demetrio and Magdalen (6:35)  
  7.)-Enter the Modem Hero (8:00)  
  8.)-Compression (16:30)  

Review:

Moongarden has turned into a very interesting progrock band since their debut album entitled Moonsadness from 1994 although this new album (2009) is only their sixth studio-album in 15 years. On their previous effort Songs From The Lighthouse (2008) we can enjoy a varied progrock sound (embellished with instruments that range from Grand piano to cello and tablas), strong, very distinctive vocals and majestic Mellotron layers. So how about Moongarden one year later on this new album? -

On A Vulgar Display Of Prog (65 minutes, 8 songs) again Moongarden invites us on an interesting and captivating musical journey, these guys play progressive rock in the true meaning of the word. The one moment it’s bombastic Seventies symphonic rock (in the vein of 70-77 Genesis) with lush Mellotron and a powerful guitar sound or mellow with dreamy vocals and ambient keyboards (Demetrio And Magdalena) , the other moment we can enjoy an ‘Eighties Queen synthesizer sound’ (Mdma) or a heavy guitar wall with rap-like vocals (Compression), what a stunning variety! And I am absolutely delighted about the interplay between the guitars and keyboards, goose bumps in Aesthetic Surgery (howling guitar with choir-Mellotron), Wordz & Badge (exciting duel between aggressive guitar riffs and choir-Mellotron) and Demetrio And Magdalena (again howling guitar with bombastic choir-Mellotron). At some moments Moongarden also sounds mellow and warm with a strong emotional undertone like in Aesthetic Surgery with a tender piano and melancholical vocals (“I am an artist, not God”).

Those vocals are an important part of Moongarden their distinctive sound with a lot of emotion and expression, a pretty unique voice in the current progrock! -

Although this music is not always my cup of tea, I am impressed, 15 years after their debut album Moongarden are still alive and progging!

www.progwalhalla.com

 

 

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