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ON THE OTHER SIDE
BROTHER APE
2005 , SWEDEN - EURO 14.00
Label: PROGRESS RECORDS
ALBUM REVIEW
BROTHER APE is a very fine act consisting of four very talented as well as skilled musicians. Stefan Damicolas (vocals, guitars), who is writing most of the material with all tracks arranged together with the rest of the band, Peter Dahlstrom (vocals, bass, keyboards), Gunnar Maxén (bass, keyboards, vocals) and Max Bergman (drums, percussion). Musically their sound is a unique blend of progressive rock and fusion. At times chord changes are somewhat in the vein of 70's fusion bands such as WEATHER REPORT or BRAND X, but performed with quite heavy, but also kind of sophisticated guitars rather than 70's keyboard sounds. They've also got one foot in the more traditional progressive rock style with SAGA, YES, RUSH and maybe also some A.C.T. influences with the end result creating an original yet accessible sound of their own. Dashes of ZAPPA's rockier style can also be found in their music. (progarchives.com)
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