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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Anticipation for Satellite's fourth release - 'Nostalgia' - has been high, particularly in view of the expectations created by the band's magnificent and inspirational 2007 album 'Into the Night'. Released after their appearance at the Baja Prog festival in Mexico, and welcoming new band member Jarek Michalski on bass, 'Into the Night' is a work of tremendous musical vision, creativity and imagination and places Satellite as one of the leading stars in Poland's multi-talented prog rock landscape.
'Nostalgia', however, is a very different album from the previous three releases. Wojtek Szadkowski, drummer and co-writer of nearly all of the now legendary Collage music and lyrics, has taken a deliberate turn away from the musical momentum created by 'A Street Between Sunrise and Sunset' (2000), 'Evening Games (2005) and 'Into the Night' (2007) and looked instead to the sounds of the 70's and 80's as his inspiration for Nostalgia's focus. The aim, claims Szadkowski, is to blend the longing for the mood of the previous decades with the sound of the 21st century. 'Nostalgia' is a collection of loosely related musical themes and lyrics which deal with the past, with the need for change, and living our lives with the energy of the present as we look toward the future.
If this is indeed the intention of the album then he has succeeded brilliantly, though I have little doubt some fans will be disappointed. The Satellite 'sound' is alive and well; having truly found their 'voice' with the previous album, it is given space in Nostalgia to grow and mature. This is a much more self-assured and self-confident release and they are to be applauded for continuing to evolve a lively, balanced and energetic sound.
Yet at the same time, this is a much more studied album - the imagination of previous releases is constrained by a highly technical and delicately crafted focus which seeks to pay homage to the techniques and sounds of the past. The band's energy and enthusiasm is more tightly controlled and channelled, the soaring melodies and sweeping musiscapes giving way to a concern with crafted acknowledgement of prog's heritage and traditions. You cannot help feeling at points that the band are bursting to be released, but each time they are reigned in.
It is all done very well indeed; the quality of the song writing and the sheer standard of the musical craftsmanship is beyond question. And yet, as you listen, you catch yourself now and then just thinking - 'go on', as you will the usually rampant guitar to take off on a riff, or the keyboards to dance and play with the themes and tunes. It never quite does - and that is a pity because in all other respects this is a fantastic piece of musical writing, exceedingly well conceived and brilliantly executed.
'Nostalgia', however, is a very different album from the previous three releases. Wojtek Szadkowski, drummer and co-writer of nearly all of the now legendary Collage music and lyrics, has taken a deliberate turn away from the musical momentum created by 'A Street Between Sunrise and Sunset' (2000), 'Evening Games (2005) and 'Into the Night' (2007) and looked instead to the sounds of the 70's and 80's as his inspiration for Nostalgia's focus. The aim, claims Szadkowski, is to blend the longing for the mood of the previous decades with the sound of the 21st century. 'Nostalgia' is a collection of loosely related musical themes and lyrics which deal with the past, with the need for change, and living our lives with the energy of the present as we look toward the future.
If this is indeed the intention of the album then he has succeeded brilliantly, though I have little doubt some fans will be disappointed. The Satellite 'sound' is alive and well; having truly found their 'voice' with the previous album, it is given space in Nostalgia to grow and mature. This is a much more self-assured and self-confident release and they are to be applauded for continuing to evolve a lively, balanced and energetic sound.
Yet at the same time, this is a much more studied album - the imagination of previous releases is constrained by a highly technical and delicately crafted focus which seeks to pay homage to the techniques and sounds of the past. The band's energy and enthusiasm is more tightly controlled and channelled, the soaring melodies and sweeping musiscapes giving way to a concern with crafted acknowledgement of prog's heritage and traditions. You cannot help feeling at points that the band are bursting to be released, but each time they are reigned in.
It is all done very well indeed; the quality of the song writing and the sheer standard of the musical craftsmanship is beyond question. And yet, as you listen, you catch yourself now and then just thinking - 'go on', as you will the usually rampant guitar to take off on a riff, or the keyboards to dance and play with the themes and tunes. It never quite does - and that is a pity because in all other respects this is a fantastic piece of musical writing, exceedingly well conceived and brilliantly executed.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Anticipation for Satellite's fourth release - 'Nostalgia' - has been high, particularly in view of the expectations created by the band's magnificent and inspirational 2007 album 'Into the Night'. Released after their appearance at the Baja Prog festival in Mexico, and welcoming new band member Jarek Michalski on bass, 'Into the Night' is a work of tremendous musical vision, creativity and imagination and places Satellite as one of the leading stars in Poland's multi-talented prog rock landscape.
'Nostalgia', however, is a very different album from the previous three releases. Wojtek Szadkowski, drummer and co-writer of nearly all of the now legendary Collage music and lyrics, has taken a deliberate turn away from the musical momentum created by 'A Street Between Sunrise and Sunset' (2000), 'Evening Games (2005) and 'Into the Night' (2007) and looked instead to the sounds of the 70's and 80's as his inspiration for Nostalgia's focus. The aim, claims Szadkowski, is to blend the longing for the mood of the previous decades with the sound of the 21st century. 'Nostalgia' is a collection of loosely related musical themes and lyrics which deal with the past, with the need for change, and living our lives with the energy of the present as we look toward the future.
If this is indeed the intention of the album then he has succeeded brilliantly, though I have little doubt some fans will be disappointed. The Satellite 'sound' is alive and well; having truly found their 'voice' with the previous album, it is given space in Nostalgia to grow and mature. This is a much more self-assured and self-confident release and they are to be applauded for continuing to evolve a lively, balanced and energetic sound.
Yet at the same time, this is a much more studied album - the imagination of previous releases is constrained by a highly technical and delicately crafted focus which seeks to pay homage to the techniques and sounds of the past. The band's energy and enthusiasm is more tightly controlled and channelled, the soaring melodies and sweeping musiscapes giving way to a concern with crafted acknowledgement of prog's heritage and traditions. You cannot help feeling at points that the band are bursting to be released, but each time they are reigned in.
It is all done very well indeed; the quality of the song writing and the sheer standard of the musical craftsmanship is beyond question. And yet, as you listen, you catch yourself now and then just thinking - 'go on', as you will the usually rampant guitar to take off on a riff, or the keyboards to dance and play with the themes and tunes. It never quite does - and that is a pity because in all other respects this is a fantastic piece of musical writing, exceedingly well conceived and brilliantly executed.
'Nostalgia', however, is a very different album from the previous three releases. Wojtek Szadkowski, drummer and co-writer of nearly all of the now legendary Collage music and lyrics, has taken a deliberate turn away from the musical momentum created by 'A Street Between Sunrise and Sunset' (2000), 'Evening Games (2005) and 'Into the Night' (2007) and looked instead to the sounds of the 70's and 80's as his inspiration for Nostalgia's focus. The aim, claims Szadkowski, is to blend the longing for the mood of the previous decades with the sound of the 21st century. 'Nostalgia' is a collection of loosely related musical themes and lyrics which deal with the past, with the need for change, and living our lives with the energy of the present as we look toward the future.
If this is indeed the intention of the album then he has succeeded brilliantly, though I have little doubt some fans will be disappointed. The Satellite 'sound' is alive and well; having truly found their 'voice' with the previous album, it is given space in Nostalgia to grow and mature. This is a much more self-assured and self-confident release and they are to be applauded for continuing to evolve a lively, balanced and energetic sound.
Yet at the same time, this is a much more studied album - the imagination of previous releases is constrained by a highly technical and delicately crafted focus which seeks to pay homage to the techniques and sounds of the past. The band's energy and enthusiasm is more tightly controlled and channelled, the soaring melodies and sweeping musiscapes giving way to a concern with crafted acknowledgement of prog's heritage and traditions. You cannot help feeling at points that the band are bursting to be released, but each time they are reigned in.
It is all done very well indeed; the quality of the song writing and the sheer standard of the musical craftsmanship is beyond question. And yet, as you listen, you catch yourself now and then just thinking - 'go on', as you will the usually rampant guitar to take off on a riff, or the keyboards to dance and play with the themes and tunes. It never quite does - and that is a pity because in all other respects this is a fantastic piece of musical writing, exceedingly well conceived and brilliantly executed.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It starts of full of energy, and sounds like a techno album. But besides from that, it's really business as usual. Good melodies, nice atmosphere, and the high quality neoprog we've come to expect from Satellite is a constant. Nothing really superb there, but it's still a pleasure to listen to.
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