SKY ARCHITECT: UK review

Sky Architect – A Billion Years of Solitude? (Galileo)

Genre: Progressive Rock

Dutch prog rockers Sky Architect release their third album, a sci-fi themed concept with influences from and tributes to 50s and 60s sci-fi. The overriding theme is notable from the outset as the band introduce a theremin on opening track The Curious One. I found myself being somewhere between curious and unsure.

The strange and disjointed sounds may be a touch off-putting and awkward at first but the track builds up into a nice atmosphere reflective of the feeling of loneliness in outer space. It’s a sense that remains consistent throughout.

For the most part, the album leaves me with mixed feelings. And while I find it an interesting listen there are experimentations that are, maybe, just too peculiar.

I feel like some of the more technical parts of the instrumentals fail. However, the complexities of the free, jazz-style time signatures make A Billion Years Of Solitude an intriguing listen at best. Stuart Wharton

RUSHONROCK RATED: 5/10 Sky’s Limited

http://rushonrock.com/2013/12/01/reviews-new-music-155/

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