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"With this album, Days Between Stations confirms all the good things we thought about this band and even better, they have probably released one of the progressive rock albums of 2013."
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It took six years for Days Between Stations to follow up their excellent first album, which at the time offered a subtle mix of instrumental atmospheric progressive and ambient. This time Oscar Fuentes and Sepend Samzadeh have surrounded themselves with a prestigious list of guests from the Who's Who of Progressive Rock: Peter Banks (Yes), Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel), Colin Moulding (XTC), Billy Sherwood (Yes) and Rick Wakeman (no longer in the limelight) to which other contributors have been added, including a symphonic orchestra.
The result is a superb concept album based on the imminent death of a man illustrated by the cover of Paul Whitehead (Genesis). Moreover, if you look carefully at this one, a detail will certainly refer you to the cover of the first album. On the other hand, if we note the intervention of various singers on half of the titles of the album, the instrumental developments were not forgotten and form the framework as well as the musical essence of the opus.
Fans of progressive symphonic music should not miss the opening track 'No Cause For Alarme', which has an emphasis that can only be compared to some John Williams soundtracks. 'In Utero' takes the pressure off with its ambient atmosphere and jazzy trumpet. 'Visionary' gives the opportunity to Sepand Samzadeh to show his guitar talents and 'Blackfoot' to Oscar Fuentes to play some keyboard soli of the most beautiful effect.
'The Man Who Died Two Times' is the FM track of the album (as 'Radio Song' was for the previous one) but even through this exercise, the band (and Colin Moulding on vocals) comes out very well with a dynamic composition and a catchy chorus. 'Waltz In E Minor', as the name suggests, is a classic composition, an interlude, which allows the transition to 'Eggshell Man', probably one of the best tracks on the album. Very calm in its introduction, the composition deploys then instrumental richness through notably very beautiful layers of keyboards and acoustic guitars which are superimposed and intermingled throughout these 12 minutes of flaming progressive rock. Finally, 'In Extremis', with its 22 minutes, is the submerged part of the iceberg. You'll find choirs, Camelian guitar solos, Floydian keyboards and a beautiful finale.
With this album, Days Between Stations confirms all the good things we thought about this band and even better, they have probably released one of the progressive rock albums of the year. - Official website
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TRACK LISTING:
01. No Cause For Alarm - 3:51
02. In Utero - 5:10
03. Visionary - 10:40
04. Blackfoot - 10:06
05. The Man Who Died Two Times - 4:11
06. Waltz In E Minor - 2:06
07. Eggshel Man - 11:58
08. In Extremis - 21:38
LINEUP:
Billy Sherwood: Batterie / Invité
Colin Moulding: Chant / Invité
Oscar Fuentes: Claviers / programmations
Peter Banks: Guitares / Invité
Rick Wakeman: Claviers / Invité
Sepand Samzadeh: Guitares
Tony Levin: Basse / Invité
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