Ysma "Memoirs In Monochrome"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 31, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Chroma (Intro) (4:43)
2. 30 Doradus (11:41)
3. Lost In Distant Shimmers (8:14)
4. The Glassblower Pt. I + II (10:43)
5. Silhouettes (8:22)
6. Implosions (8:07)
7. Debris (Outro) (5:55)

Total Time 57:45

Line-up: 
Fabian Schroer - Guitar
Daniel Kluger - Guitar
Arne Timm - Keyboards
Attila Kornel - Bass
Simon Eggert - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

The band plays this deft combination of instrumental prog rock with heavy prog and progressive metal trappings.  They do very well at transitioning between those subgenres on a whim, and the instrumentation is tight and energetic.  Additionally, the band seems to be more confident than ever, and it shows in the strength of the solos and in the sheer force of every riff or beat or key press.  There are so many parts of this album that are the very definition of “sublime”.  Truly awe-inspiring material can be found on almost every track.

Read the full review at theprogmind.com

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Ysma "Memoirs In Monochrome"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 31, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Chroma (Intro) (4:43)
2. 30 Doradus (11:41)
3. Lost In Distant Shimmers (8:14)
4. The Glassblower Pt. I + II (10:43)
5. Silhouettes (8:22)
6. Implosions (8:07)
7. Debris (Outro) (5:55)

Total Time 57:45

Line-up: 
Fabian Schroer - Guitar
Daniel Kluger - Guitar
Arne Timm - Keyboards
Attila Kornel - Bass
Simon Eggert - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

The band plays this deft combination of instrumental prog rock with heavy prog and progressive metal trappings.  They do very well at transitioning between those subgenres on a whim, and the instrumentation is tight and energetic.  Additionally, the band seems to be more confident than ever, and it shows in the strength of the solos and in the sheer force of every riff or beat or key press.  There are so many parts of this album that are the very definition of “sublime”.  Truly awe-inspiring material can be found on almost every track.

Read the full review at theprogmind.com

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Proggnosis

Ysma "Fourth Wall"

Country: Germany
Sub Genre: Instrumental Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 28, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Limelight (2:36)
2. Four Seconds West (8:36)
3. Thelema (8:43)
4. Sun, Part 1: Aurora (7:52)
5. A Beaver's Tale (4:05)
6. Jester (8:30)
7. Sun, Part II: Eve (5:42)
8. Pseudopolis (9:07)

Line-up: 
Fabian Schroer - Guitar
Daniel Kluger - Guitar
Arne Timm - Keys
Alex Schenk - Bass
Jens Milo - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

The quintet combines atmospheric elements and progressive rock/metal influences, always focussing on the ambience of a song as well as unconventional rhythms and parts out of the ordinary. 

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Ysma "Vagrant"

Country: Germany
Sub Genre: Instrumental Progressive Rock/Metal
Release date: April 21, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. Inchoate [Intro] (1:15)
2. The Wanderer (5:12)
3. Remember Jenny Samkis (5:12)
4. Auditory Cheesecake (4:13)
5. Penumbra (6:45)
6. Urville Citizen (6:46)
7. Flatland (4:09)
8. Moth (4:57)
9. Primetime Dreaming (2:47)
10. Clean (4:39)
11. Alan Smithee's Suicide Note (9:39)
12. Kindermensch (5:21)

Line-up: 
Daniel Kluger - electric and acoustic guitar
Fabian Schroer - electric guitar
Torge Dellert - bass and fretless bass
Jens Milo - drums, percussion, and a-cappella trumpet

Description/Reviews: 

The quartet combines atmospheric elements and progressive rock/metal influences, always focussing on the ambience of a song as well as unconventional rhythms and parts out of the ordinary. 

Media/Samples 
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Links:
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