PENTACLE - LA CLEF DES SONGES - 1975

After listening to "La Clef Des Songes" a few times, I rated it as one of the best albums from the seventies French prog scene. PENTACLE were a 4-piece band influenced by bands like early KING CRIMSON, and the MOODY BLUES. Their music tends to lean on the mellow symphonic sound, where beautifully colorful themes are led by acoustic/eletric guitar and analog keyboards. Every once in a while, the band starts to explore more aggressive territory (faster tempos, time-signatures, etc), and the guitarist bursts into passionate soloing. All of the tracks feature French vocals, which add to the beauty of the music. Fans of melodic bands like CARPE DIEM are in for a treat with this little gem.


Well thanks once again to Alain Robert at Musea we can enjoy a super bit mapping remastered version of PENTACLE"s classic album "La Clef Des Songes"... and a classic it is. For those who love spacey cascading symphonic prog with lots of soft organ and CRIMSON like atmospheres will get into this work of art. I love every song here only wished PENTACLE had lasted longer. On this cd version Musea have attached 3 live songs from these early days of discovery. This music does not sound dated and has a very fresh feeling to it, which is nice for a change as many early '70 prog sounds like '50's! PENTACLE offer superb musicianship with awesome guitar, keyboard and drum interplay. PENTACLE has a strong tie with ANGE in that Christian Decamps produced the album and has a lot to do with its release right from the start. This is yet another essential recording.
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