Métal Intégral - Review / REFORM

To shovel the clouds!

Approximate translation of the review

Formed in 1998 and after 5 albums studio, c' is this time with an double album that REFORM, group originating in Sweden, involves us in its musical daydreams.
Quintet become stable with the son of the years, Jesper BERGMAN (low/song), Anders BERGMAN (battery), Peter AKERBERG (/claviers guitars), Mattias LENNESTIG and Magnus RAMEL (keyboards) are regularly accompanied d' other musicians, here by Bill OHRSTROM, Ake ERIKSSON, Per TJERNBERG and Ralph LUNDSTEN.

The Reveries Of Reform, through its 12 compositions (from 6 to 19 minutes), raises us with softness and pleasure in the cloudy layers d' a vault of heaven spangled D ' one Rock Progressif Jazzy with the psychedelic atours. And where l' improvisation Marie skilfully and subtly with a melody policy.
Another Happy Landing, Tax Vobiscum are firmly typified jazzy, whereas Mitsuhirato, I Furuskogen (with in background music an invitation with one strolls in forest with fairy small bell), Nuclear War (l' one of the 2 only sung titles), Three Part Dream and Uncle Urri II (doucereux and more consensual) are marked Rock Progressif. We think then of the famous PINK FLOYD, YES and others CAMEL.
The Faithfull, long title Madame Riot Lajath (more than 10 minutes) and its side mutineer, Little Vienna and his languid unrolled intersect with the liking of the development instrumental these 2 currents stylistics.
Align, 2nd title where l' pleasant voice of Jesper is made hear, is undoubtedly the composition more " musclée" of l' album, rather typified Rock Progressif psychelic of the 70' S. Guitars and l' arrangement then have a small air of the DOORS.
L' album finishes on a title river, leaving floated in its current Lounge a music d' a calm absolute… tablecloths of keyboards s' in sounds pointing out one VANGELIS tranquillizing pennies épanchent, even one TANGERINE DREAM of more releasing! J' acknowledge m' quickly; to annoy with l' listen of From The Hilltop And Beyond…

With its omnipresent keyboards and piano, its at the same time lyric and electric guitars, its low thundering and its battery with the play all in smoothness, its many sound effects and l' sequence of its compositions, Reveries Of Reform, in spite of its length, fact proof d' an irreproachable osmosis. Thanks to the richness of its delicate and required melodies, we can then follow the wire of the daydreams of these skilful musicians, without fearing one moment to lose itself in a sound cerebral labyrinth where the technique l' would carry on the harmonious form.

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Rémifm	The Saturday, October 8, 2011
City : Chambéry	J'ai écouté, c'est long, c'est bon, intelligent, fort bien écrit et interprété, bref, comme beaucoup d'autres talents, celui là vient une fois de plus de Suède ! Un album assez varié, à conseiller aussi aux musiciens qui apprécient la qualité ! Comment by Ben : All is summarized there! Thank you.