CD Details

SPACE OF MAGIC

FROGFLAVOR
2006 , JAPAN - EURO 13.50

Label: MUSEA PARALLELE

ALBUM REVIEW
The Poseidon label will never stop astonishing us ! Jointly with Musea, its mentor Hiroshi MASUDA contributes greatly to give a second breath to the so-called Progressive rock Japanese scene. His new discovery is named FROGFLAVOR, and how good this one is ! Led by bass-player Hiroyuki SEKINE, this instrumental power-trio greeted guitarist Issei TAKAMI (BANDVIVIL) and jazz drummer Toru KUBOTA. These three lads are not only excellent technicians, they are musicians full of feeling and inventiveness. And that's what they demonstrate during each of the twelve compositions of their first album "Space Of Magic" (2006). This jazz-rock fusion music borrows much to KING CRIMSON, particularly the guitar riffs, which are very sensible. The bass lines, often slapped, borrow in turn very much to funk. If you add to this surprising cocktail a touch of heavy-metal, you will obtain a unique music, both complex and accessible, with remarkable originality. (Musea)