Tiemko - Parade (1992)

Исполнитель: Tiemko
Альбом: Parade
Год выхода: 1992
Страна: France
Колличество дорожек: 9
Общее время звучания: 41:42 min
Жанр: Progressive Rock / Fusion / Avant-Prog
Формат: Lossless / FLAC (log + cue)
Размер файла: 257 mb
Залит на: Narod.ru

... I won't be so naive to say every band from these countries sound like eachother, as there are always other bands that are going to be entirely unique to this stigma. As I discover more music from France, I am being entertained with this same stigma, and this is a good thing to me. In the last year I have had the pleasure to hear many French prog bands, both old and new, such as: Cafiene, Ange, Atoll, Arachnoid, Edhels, Shylock, Xang, Taal, Priam, Xaal, just to name a few. And a common thread seems to run throught these bands as far as style and sound are concerned, though every band listed here is excellent, and is deserving of their own accolades. Tiemko is a three piece band consisting of guitars, keyboards and various percussions(xylophones, vibraphones, drums, etc.) Their sound is very full and dynamic, blending layers of synths with cleanly distorted guitars, a couple songs are very atmospheric, bordering on new age, but for the most part it is full symphonic progressive, with pizazz. The band plays these more progressive pieces with a lot of rhythmic syncopation, all while filling the voids with interesting synth and guitar sounds. The use of xylophone, vibraphone adds a certain something to this bands music, it's as if they are employing two keyboardists, all are fantastic musicians, in full command of their instruments, and never seek to be center stage as soloists, in true progressive rock fashion they are concerned with personifying an overall effect through intelligent compositions, and the end result is great progresssive rock, deserving to get more attention outside their own country to be sure.

Tracks:
1. Le Retour du Here. 3:37
2. Parade. 5:46
3. Copie Blanche. 5:42
4. Spirale. 5:56
5. Good Bye Mister Prog. 4:49
6. Vaine. 3:28
7. Taille One. 3:41
8. Moment. 1:13
9. Hymne. 7:29

Musicians:
Jean-Jacques Toussaint: synthesizer
Remy Chauvidan: acoustic & electric guitars, keyboard
Eric Delaunay: vibraphone, drums, xylophone