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SEALED ; ÄNGLAGÅRD - Viljans Öga  Studio Album, released in 2012  CD Änglagård Records ANG03CD (2012 Sweden) HIGHLY ACCLAIMED PROGRESSIVE ROCK ; TWO RANDOM WEB REVIEWS BELOW

Another masterpiece from this Swedish band. Beautifull album more calm but very beautifull in music composition. More calm that Hybris and don't have many mellotron parts but have lots of duets in guitar bass, guitar keiboards and duets with second voice. We can listen a carefull and complex music composition, not in Space Rock vein, but with a fusion of Rock In Oposition and Sinphonic Rock. Lots of flute parts that made a old vein in music but in context it's really a great contemporary album. Complex music, not comercial, that to untherstand this work we must listen lot of times, and we find some new in wich audiction. If people like Hybris, this is a special modern continuation of music conception of this band. Beautifull to, and another great surprise of great Progressive Music. I'm follin in love with this album but really after 3 or 4 audictions. A masterpiece without any doubt. Mandatory.

he return of Änglagård sees the band admirably developing their sound. Whilst there's clearly a continuity between the approach of this album and that of Hybris and Epilog, at the same time the band evade the trap of simply catering to the nostalgia crowd by repeating past glories. Instead, they take their sound forward by putting a somewhat stronger emphasis on the acoustic side of their sound; Jonas Engdegård's guitar playing approaches folky territory, whilst Anna Holmgren's flute performances, whilst always a highlight of Änglagård's material, is put in the spotlight like never before.

 

Compositionally speaking, it's the usual roller-coaster ride between peaceful, tranquil sections and brash outbursts of noise. There's a few sly references to their influences here and there; in particular, on the concluding track Längtans Klocka there's a span of circus music before the apocalyptic finale, which reminds me of the structure of Sleepwalkers - the concluding song of Van der Graaf Generator's Godbluff, itself a four-track reunion album from a prog unit which had been on hiatus for some years. A clever nod indeed - and yet, despite the presence of such references, at the same time the acoustic focus of the album sets the Änglagård sound apart from its inspirations a bit more in this release. In fact, I don't think it would be unfair to suggest that this may be the most original musical statement the band have ever made.

 

Tracks Listing

 

1. Ur vilande (15:47)

2. Sorgmantel (12:06)

3. Snårdom (16:15)

4. Längtans klocka (13:22)

 

Total Time: 57:30

 Musicians

 

- Mattias Olsson / drums, percussion, noises

- Johan Brand / bass, taurus

- Thomas Johnson / pianos, mellotrons, synthesizers

- Jonas Engdegård / guitars

- Anna Holmgren / flute, saxophone

 

 

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