The second album from this Japanese band.
The band was a quartet with a lineup of drums, bass, percussion, guitars and keyboards.
Guest musicians provided flute and synths.
I am a bit surprised to see the band return, 20 years after their debut album. But it is nice to see bands wanting to have fun and a second bite at the cherry.
Noa plays jazz-rock as they says. I am not sure about the progressive element they claim... but I have noticed they have stolen big parts of the Yes classic Gates Of Delirium without crediting the band.
That is the progressive part of this album ? I guess so.
I would rather label this as a fusion album than jazz-rock which means the same.
The music is not as intense and virtuoso as the big masters of this scene. Noa's take on fusion is very laidback, indeed.
The tempo is mid-tempo with lots of space to breathe... and let every instrument have their say.
The music is still good with some nice details and skills. It is an album to enjoy when relaxing and it still gives the brain something to work on. Check out this band.
3 points
Dear Sir, Thank you very much for your comments. Apologies taking so long to find your blog. This is Takesako, organizer of NOA, also playing percussion in there. As you noticed, we copied a phrase from closing section of "Gates of Delirium" as signature of our love to the band "Yes" though until now no one expresses it to us. If you are kindly interested and occasionally have a time, please visit our HP at http//www.pjr-noa.com where we have linked some movie from past live. Again, thank you very much for your review. Sincerely, Ichiro John Paul Takesako
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