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Keyboardist Markus Roth is no unknown person in the prog world, he is among other activities the founder of the band ‘Marquette<\/em><\/strong>‘. He plays in two other bands, namely the melodic prog band ‘Horizontal Ascension’ and ‘Force Of Progress’, a band that plays instrumental prog metal and jazz fusion. In ‘Marquette<\/em><\/strong>‘ these styles are combined. Their latest album, ‘Into the wild<\/em><\/strong>‘ is slightly less hectic than their previous album, and therefore more accessible. ‘Into the wild<\/em><\/strong>‘ is a concept album, based on the book with the same title, written by John Krakower. This book tells the story of Christopher McCandless alias ‘Alexander Supertramp’. He travelled through the United States with only a few dollars in his pocket and minimal equipment. He died of starvation in a remote area of Alaska. With a detailed map he would have survived. Judging purely from the cover, you might expect a metal album. The opening track has a mix of styles, atmospheres and volume changes. There are a lot of twists and turns. Although the music generally has a heavier character, there are lighter parts as well. Including guitar playing, piano sounds and the sound of strings. There is even a rather mysterious piece inserted. Piano playing and ‘string instruments’ form the build-up to a whispering end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sound of stringed instruments gives the beginning of ‘Seven Doors<\/strong>‘ a melancholic atmosphere.
The contrast comes from the more heavily played (bass) guitar. Particularly added sounds are perfectly mixed with tender music. There is a special combination of music and sounds, also the contrasts between rock and subdued parts are nice and large. Although this would have come out better if the sound quality had been better. The saxophone playing is quite far in the background, but blends nicely into the whole. The sound of the cymbals is good with the softer parts played. At the forte (loudly played) pieces it sounds too ’tinny’. This is particularly disturbing when more repetitions are played. Sometimes the music is a bit chaotic, and then quite a lot comes towards you. But then there is a cool transition to a quieter part. Here, too, all kinds of sounds are added, such as small crackling sounds. The end is beautifully minimalistic. Criminal Kind<\/strong>‘ is a vocal song. Maurizio Menendez sings quite fast, in his pleasant voice less emotion is heard than you would expect with this concept. The details of several voices are nicely distributed over the headphones. Vocal parts are alternated with extensive instrumental parts, in which you can also hear nice bass grooves. The song ends quite suddenly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first minute is humming, in which you can hear breathing. Then some musical notes follow. After this minimalistic piece there are a lot of changes. Some pieces tend towards jazz, others more towards rock. The tempo remains more or less the same for a while. Because of the rapid changes there is quite a lot coming your way. Yet nowhere is it too much. Also ‘Portrait of Men<\/strong>‘ is a vocal song, again there is quite little emotion in vocals. The atmosphere is quite calm, the concept is not quite clear.
The title track has a small played start. The first turn is quite predictable. Furthermore, the changes are generally nice. Beautiful long-lasting tones of the keys change to fast piano playing. For a moment you hear a touch of Focus. The changes, including trumpet playing, nice percussion and a nice piece of drumming keep coming. The acoustic instruments are beautifully interwoven is this delightful epic filled with all kinds of cool twists and details. Though not everything comes into its own because the sound of this cd is a bit too dull. This is really a pity, because the construction of this eight song is special. The concept is not quite clear, partly because most of the songs are largely instrumental. And it is precisely here that there are often delightful eccentric twists and turns, which makes ‘Into the wild<\/em><\/strong>‘ have to grow for a while. But that’s allowed with prog, please!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(75\/100) (Progressive Promotion Records<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website: Marquette<\/a>
Facebook: Marquette<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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