The Australian Progressive Band ANUBIS have devised a concept album, reminiscent in part of "Operation Mindcrime", Progressive Rock styling was implemented, however musically, more song-oriented.
"The Deepest Wound" sounds like Pink Floyd would sound today, a heavy beat and catchy chorus in a hymnal feel. The seamless transition into "Leaving Here Tonight" is a continuation of the emphasis on the bass and lead vocals, which is suspended at once for the typically English sounding guitar lines. Advantage of the group: Robert Moulding's vocals are extremely appealing, it goes very easy on the ear without you being flattened. "Breaking Water" has something of a MARILLION mood and succeeds with little more than keyboard smudges and individually battered piano chords as an atmospheric transition to "Waterfall", a somewhat featureless, typical neo-progressive piece that laps at the edge of narcissistic melancholy . Unlike "Anonymity" in which sound experiments in the form of muffled beats and bass along with dissonant undertones - the whole thing kept completely instrumental - ANUBIS testify to the courage of the experiment in this case, with lost voice samples providing darker moods. The following song offers a good ten minute playground to let off steam for the musicians, between verses in which the front man plays the part like a young Peter Gabriel. Accordingly, dramatically decrease the overall picture is also, while a consistent chorus is missing.
To compensate, "The Doctor" rocks. Short and crisp - the last time, for an interlude followed by the final two pieces. Chris Squire-bass, melancholy middle section, reverb guitars and dreamy vocals make "The Collapse" certainly in the context of old prog heroes, and blows away the notion they've not reinvented anything, as this is a fresh presentation. With "Disinfected and Abused" - lyrically worth hearing - and a good 18 minutes, one is in all respects on to it for frying guitars and soulful, vocal oriented passages thanks to the catchy Melodies, whilst with the saxophone sounds, ANUBIS construct a final cause for innovation. Just the rhythm section here makes sure that in your time with spent with them you do not get bored - a contrast to the countless acoustic spaghetti-boiling bunglers, hiding behind the apron genre. Because in the end the radio may also play a sound collage as long as the concept is not conducive to pretentious.
CONCLUSION: Anubis is not innovative, but have produced a pleasantly unaffected prog rock concept album with a sometime harder edge, and many fans will not question its quality conventionality (design and implementation). It has a lot of commercial potential, therefore, if one enjoys the older, more symphonic ideas and largely shuns darker sound-based passages and instead enjoys consistent songs.
rating: 11/15
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