Lag I Run "Vagrant Sleepers"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Klonosphere
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 1, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Thirteen (8:29)
2. Nurble Mas (4:42)
3. Dirty Napkins (4:25)
4. We're Coming Outside (3:56)
5. Caught In The Rainbow (7:16)
6. Jardin Francais (4:07)
7. Prowling (5:03)
8. To The Moon (4:27)
9. Muscle Muscles (3:42)
10. Someone (8:03)
11. The Isle (15:34)

Total Time 69:44

Line-up: 
Nay Winhead - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
Fred Schneider - Bass, Keyboards
Musi Cienne - Keyboards, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Volodia Brice - Drums, Percussion

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Thirteen

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Step In Fluid "Back In Business"

Country: France
Genre(s): Instrumental Fusion, Funk
Label: Klonosphere
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: May 17, 2019
Tracklist: 
1 - Booty Shake (2:58)
2 - Streets Of San Francisco (4:19)
3 - Westside Step (4:37)
4 - The Funk Bot Dance (3:44)
5 - The Stranger (3:43)
6 - From a friend (2:14)
7 - Sex à pile (4:58)
8 - Sex in an Elevator (3:37)

Total Time 30:10

Line-up: 
Harun Demiraslan - Guitars
Aldrick Guadagnino - Guitars
Stéphane Dupe - Bass
Gérald Villain - Keyboards
Florent Marcadet (Klone) - Drums, Percussion
   With
Matthieu Metzger (6)
Rémi Dumoulin (8)

Description/Reviews: 

What you get here is jazz/fusion/metal that’s FUNKY as all hell. Unlike most fusion/instrumental releases, there’s no long song with 5 minute solos. Instead of that, each track is built upon a principal groove, and the band just plays around with it for max 4 minutes until we’re onto the next track. It’s paced exquisitely, with a couple slower jams being placed in between all of the funkiness and jazziness. Each instrument is played perfectly, and mixed perfectly. Ranging from awesome synth work all the way to a bass guitar which has massive presence, every performance is a stand out. 

Read the full review by Dylan at theprogressivesubway.wordpress.com

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Kadinja "Ascendancy"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Technical Djent Metal
Label: Klonosphere 
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 17, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Stone Of Mourning (3:39)
2. GLHF (Feat Rick Graham) (4:36)
3. Episteme (4:45)
4. Episteme Part II (4:14)
5. 'Til The Ground Disappears (4:25)
6. A November Day (4:59)
7. Dominique (5:15)
8. Ropes Of You (6:05)
9. Bittersweet Guilt (5:15)
10. Seven (The Stick Figures) (4:55)

Total Time 48:08

Line-up: 
Philippe Charny Dewandre - Vocals
Pierre Danel - Guitar
JJ Groove - Bass
Nicolas Hørbacz - Guitar
Morgan Berthet - Drums
   With
Rick Graham (2)

Description/Reviews: 

Well-structured songs, emotional arrangments, versatile vocals and powerful riffs with an underlying technical proficiency are what make Kadinja an impressive group. Ascendancy is a near-flawless djent record, and has potential to already be one of the best progressive metalcore releases of 2017. 

Read the full review by Landon Turlock at itdjents.com

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Klone "Here Comes The Sun"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Pelagic Records, Verycords, Klonosphere
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: April 7, 2015 (France), April 20, 2015 (ROW)
Tracklist: 

1. Immersion - 5:10
2. Fog - 4:47
3. Gone Up In Flames - 3:58
4. The Drifter - 6:11
5. Nebulous - 5:52
6. Gleaming - 2:53
7. Grim Dance - 5:26
8. Come Undone - 4:24
9. The Last Experience - 7:17
10. Summertime - 4:06

Line-up: 
Yann Ligner : Vocals
Guillaume Bernard : Guitar
Aldrick Guadagnino : Guitar
Florent Marcadet : Drums
Jean Etienne Maillard : Bass
Matthieu Metzger : Saxophone, Keyboards

Description/Reviews: 

‘Here Comes The Sun’ opens up with ‘Immersion’, a real grower of a track that starts off with a quiet melody and modern sampled sounds over which Ligner puts in a mesmerising performance. Big, hypnotic and ominous metal riffs join the fray as the track inexorably builds towards its conclusion. Post-rock/metal influences loom large but it is the power of the driving central riff that carries the song wonderfully without ever fully succumbing to the explosion of sound that threatens to materialise. I’m not normally a fan of brass instruments in my rock music but Mattieu Metzger’s lead saxophone actually adds another positive dimension upon its entry towards the tail end of the track.

 Read the full review at manofmuchmetal.wordpress.com

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Nebulous
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