*. The Green Violinist .*

Album: More Thrill & Never Ending Blessing (2013)
Genre: Prog Rock (Crossover/Neo Prog)  /  Belgium

Green Violinist's debut might have much of an outsider, it's still one to be salvaged. And dropping akin artists might not be helpful to introduce it, as talking together of Pink Floyd, Anathema, Archive, Nick Drake , Peter Gabriel & Porcupine Tree … would likely have you wondering what kind of hellish purgatory you have stepped into. Still, you would not be far from the truth, as the band's disguise is the one of a dark universe, all the while tortured and poetic, deeply inspired by hurting relationships and painful encounters… a sonic landscape scarred by communication breakdown, cold human connections, feeding a pagan relationship to religion, and lost in schizophrenia. Out of this the belgian troubadours has crafted a strong album, lapidary and romantic. Can you hear the elves in the wood or can you even see them? The Green Violinist start their new album More thrill and never-ending blessings" dreamy, playfully and like in a fairytale. From there, the music goes on quietly flowing and full of wonderful harmonies. The songs will catch your attention. Vincent Dufresne, leader and songwriter of the band, admits he was inspired by the painting of famous artist Marc Chagall "The Green Violinist". He managed to catch the spirit of the picture in an incredible way and to transfer it into the music. The result is a wonderful collection of Neo prog songs containing ist fair share of acoustic moments (guitar, piano and obviously violins). But the range goes further including electronic, almost trance-like songs that take you into another world. (www.justforkicks.de)

RATING:  8.25 / 10   **MARVELLOUS**

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