FRENCH ZENIT REVIEW

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Group formed at the beginning of this millennium by Andy Thommen (former bassist Clepsydra ) and Ivo Bernasconi keyboards assured that the same group during the mini-tour "More Grains of Sand", Zenit publishes the year 2013 his third album, The Chandrasekhar Limit . Given the origins of the founders of the group, it would be easy to categorize as a Zenit nth group is sticking to neo-prog, and more like a clone Clepsydra. The latter goes, turn the page right away to say that the music offered by Swiss quintet does little closer to the neo-progressive upscale its congeners. The major similarity with respect to this style is to be sought in IQ, with a few passages that would not deny the British group, the intonation of the singer recalling be mistaken Peter Nicholls (with the same lack of accuracy in treble way!) ( Pigreco , Matrimandir ).

The instrumental Pulsar is a pure delight in style, with a different melody twists, all on a syncopated rhythmic shaking deliciously neurons. Zenit But where apart from his classmates, it is well with a variety most important musical worlds. References to progressive are obviously present, with a few nods to Andy Tillison and The Tangent ( Pigreco ), prog jazz party returning regularly in long compositions, but also large sequences strongly inspired by Pink Floyd , including a great instrumental break streaking the superb Awaken that recall the hypnotic atmospheres live in Pompeii, but also the chorus reinforced by female choirs at the end of the last track, strongly evocative of the last live performances of the group. Zenit does not, however, simply only these prestigious references to compose music, and ride the listener in a wide musical spectrum, the most obvious example being Matrimandir containing a blend of Indian-inspired music (within the meaning of the term Asian) including words in the local language, passages ambience worthy of the music played during one day strike at Radio France, chorus and symphony light.On this reading, the whole might seem very heterogeneous and unprepossessing, but it is nothing; 17 minutes of listening to the composition in one go, taking more and more important over the repetitions , validating the same time the project group not just narrow musical codes.

Paradoxically, outside of Lady Cub , acoustic song rather off-topic, and after the last 24 minutes of music is revealed as the least successful of all and drags somewhat in length, provided that the structure of this sequence and the porcupine its parts does not necessarily jump to the ears. Despite these reminiscences, The Chandrasekhar Limit one brand leap forward from earlier productions of the group, and deliver many moments of happiness to listeners who take the time to immerse themselves in the music far richer than it seems at first. Chronicle written byTonyB 27.03.2013

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