ALBUM

Today's addition is a masterpiece of contemporary Prog, coming from
Finland, my favorite musical country:

Khatsaturjan - "Aramed Forces Of Simantipak"

2nd album by brilliant Finnish Symphonic Prog band Khatsaturjan and a
masterpiece of the genre. Their 1st album (an EP called "Aramsome
Sums", which was never officially released) pointed already in the
direction, but this debut full album really hits the nail right on the
head. As the band's name suggests, they are deeply rooted in classical
music (especially Russian classical music) and indeed started by
playing modernized versions of classical pieces and only later opted
to compose original material. The quartet consists of: Jaakko
Koikkalainen - bass, keyboards, vocals & guitar, Atte Kurri - guitars,
keyboards & vocals, Ilkka Piispala - drums, keyboards & vocals and
Ilkka Saarikivi - keyboards, cello & vocals. They all have years of
musical studies behind them, which is very apparent from the
phenomenal performances heard herein. Considering that all four of
them play keyboards and sing, the overall effect they are able to
achieve is massive and truly symphonic and choral in scope. There are
very few other Prog groups that ever (if at all) achieved the same
level of compositional sophistication and orchestral execution, but if
parallels must be drown, imagine Nice being accompanied by Queen
vocals. This is an amazing piece of music, which should be cherished
by every Prog fan on this planet and heard by all music lovers, but
alas I'm afraid the reality is sadly different.

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