ECHOLYN cowboy poems free
		Format CD Country USA Recorded 2000 Issued 2000 Label Velveteen Records Cat no. VR2006-2 Playing time 59:14 Reviewer Petrus Bojanowski

Echolyn is together again!!! After a 4 year pause, this is very good news. But have Echolyn retained their intelligent musical concept or has the spirit of commercialism swallowed them totally?

Compositions and arrangements show a maturity which can be described in one word: quality. Here is no trace of stagnation. The musical style contains even more than before elements from all decades of wuality music. That the 70s Gentle Giant (especially the complex vocal parts) is a big source of inspiration, is just as prominent as on their previous album, As The World.

But Echolyn’s music is still unique and sophisticated. Here you will find both art-rock, blues, funk, hard-rock and jazz-rock with inspiration from most of the big names and eras, elements which gives the music both great width and variation. In addition, the musicians have a very different way of approaching the art of composing, which contributes to the many enjoyable surprises in the arrangements.

The compositions are written in a way that ensures that no special instrument dominates, keyboards like Wurlitzer, Rhodes, Clavinet and Hammond work intelligently together with guitars, bass and drums. In addition, they use accordeon, dulcimer, recorder, sax, harmonica and various ethnic rhythm instruments. In other words, this is hard, complex and distinctive, but at the same time soft, simple wnd well-known. When progressive rock is both written and performed by first class musicians with perfect sound, the result can not be other than a magnificent album. Heartily recommended!

© 2001 Tarkus Magazine

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