Monday 9 November 2020

Univers Zero - Clivages (2010)

The ninth album from this band from Belgium.

The band was a sextet on this album with a lineup of violin, bassoon, english horn, oboe, melodica, sampler, percussion, drums, bass, bass clarinet, alto sax, glockenspiel and keyboards.

The band had help from some guest musicians who provided drums, percussion, guitar, cello and accordion.

This band was now in full flow and very much legends in the RIO/avant-garde scene. Probably the leading band in that scene and true legends.

The band has never been a rock band. They have always been an avant-garde chamber classical music orchestra. And they are still popular in the progressive rock community. That says everything about the open minds of progressive rock fans. Something to really applaud.

The music on this album is the regular dosage of melodic and dark avant-garde chamber classical music. 

The music is mostly done by acoustic instruments. A dissonant electric guitar sometimes adds darkness and gloom to the music. Music which is is pretty gloomy already. The oboe also adds darkness.

The music is dense but still pretty melodic.

The music is also good but still fails to add the little xtra I expect from a great album. 

This is another good album from the masters of avant-garde music.

3 points


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