Symphonia can you feel the bass

This song is extremely mellow, sweet and pastoral. But tasteless after one minute. More folkish than symph. With "You", the most ridicule is achieved. The chorus sounds so childish.

I guess that if you'd play this one to some five years-old kids, they might appreciate. But I'm almost fifty It starts as an awful electro-pop song, switches to a pleasant folkish style and continues with a brilliant symphonic passage. The end being again useless. Half this song is good, or bad according your mood.

Just like "Mildah". In their debut album, the last two and longest songs saved the album. On this one there is only the closing number left. The initial part of it instrumental would you believe! Or even "Vangelis" with "Chariots Of Fire". But the middle part is leading nowhere.

Jazzy, improvised style, Broadway comedy. A big farce, that's for sure. The end being bombastic and enjoyable. I am really embarrassed in terms of rating. My fellow reviewers rated it so high but with no comments, so I don't know what was the kick for them. This album just doesn't work for me. Very few real good moments. Three out of ten rounded up to two stars.

Deep House Belgium. Change Original Mix Change Nico P Remix Mad Gregor Nico P. Nico P. Mad Gregor is a talented Belgian producer who is now releasing a fantastic EP featuring 3 tracks. The release features the title track itself, which happens to be one of the highlights of this wonderful project.

In addition to that, you'll also find the track "Change," as well as a remixed version of the track curated by Nico P, who also happens to be the label manager of DHB, a fantastic label with a focus on spotlighting some amazing local artists and producer. Right off the bat, the production is truly excellent, and every song on this EP has a smooth, seamless flow that will keep the party going.

The first track, "Symphonia", goes for a lush, cinematic tone that feels very atmospheric. The bass stays on one note for the introduction, adding more drama and tension to the build-up. With ''Midnight dreamer'' both the energy of the band and Megumi's nice voice are back for a track with definite symphonic colors and a style close to the more familiar GERARD stylings, even the guitars are harder and some jazzy bits are thrown in, pretty fine cut despite some AOR leanings.

Had the band followed the style of the opening and closing tracks, we would be talking about a Japanese Prog masterpiece.

At the form it was released, ''Human race party'' remains a pretty nice effort along the attempts on Symphonic Rock during the 80's. Anyway, ''Twinkle children'' and the eponymous opener are fantastic enough to make you track this down. The important line-up changes did not have an impact on Teru's Symphonia's style. This is basically a Symphonic Rock album with some ethereal melodies on guitars and synthesizers, accompanied by the decent vocals of Megumi and lots of Classical references on the orchestral passages akin to MUGEN.

The album though lacks some of the haunting moments of the debut and reasonably contains the always present cheesiness of 80's Japanese bands with this plastic-sounding parts aka the floppy bass lines and fake-like sampled orchestrations, but these are quite limited compared to the unique grandiosity of guitars and synths.

The arrangements remain at a very good level, sometimes lowered by the average quality of the 80's productions, and the tracks are long and interesting with bombastic symphonic textures, sharp and inventive keyboard flashes, measured but powerful guitar moves and cinematic interludes with a beautiful atmosphere. Additionally the moves from highly grandiose parts to dreamy soundscapes are executed in a very nice way, thus overcoming all the aforementioned disadvantages.

This is one of the rare occasions of an 80's band that still rooted its sound on traditional Symphonic Rock and the result is quite impressive. The recording's flaws might bother the listener of more traditional prog sounds, but again the attempt rewards at least some fair listenings. This album kicks in all direction. From metal riffs from the guitarists to neo-prog riffs by the keyboard player to ambient film-music and new-age parts. Inbetween, there are some bombastic symphonic rock parts well over the top.

The shrieking vocals too is a bit if a torture. This is the Japanese way of prog rock vocals so I should really not complain. I would call it unusual and an aquired taste.

When the vocals are mediative, they are great though. The vocalist is quite good actually The music is not. I find it over the top in all directions. Too bombastic and without much substance. The melodies and the ideas is simply not good enough. There are a few good parts here, but they are far between.

The music is also pretty close to pomp pop several places with overblown sound.