Country: Netherlands
Genre(s): Atmospheric Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 27, 2020
Tracklist:
1. Intro / Ending Theme (1:54)
2. Gone (3:40)
3. Pale White Dot (5:12)
4. Strange Machine (5:23)
5. Satur9 & Indigo (4:18)
6. Null Echo (3:03)
7. Come Undone (4:36)
8. Failure Of A Grand Design (4:57)
9. Full Dark No Stars (3:15)
10. Close Your Eyes (4:48)
11. Outro / Home (2:36)
Total Time 43:42
Line-up:
Ben van Gastel (Sylvium) - guitars, keyboards
Fred Boks (Excluded Opportunities, Sylvium) - bass, drums, keyboards
Richard de Geest (Ghost, Sylvium) - vocals
Description/Reviews:
...My Arrival offers music that is keyboard-led, more than anything else. It is gentle, reserved, and laser-focused on melody. It lathers, bubbles, and foams with luxurious, pulsating beauty.Read the full review by Jason Spencer at theprogmind.com
Don’t get me wrong here: the album has plenty of wonderful instrumentals and guitar work, including some great solos. It has moments of oomph and energy. However, the album almost doesn’t qualify as “rock”, per se. It has more pop elements found in the rich, catchy choruses and the milder style. You will also hear plenty of electronic elements, making for an album fomenting with atmosphere and space. In the end, exploring this style feels even more ambitious than just creating another progressive rock album.
Media/Samples
Bandcamp
Links:
Web page
Proggnosis
