Year : 2018
Style : Progressive Rock , Melodic Rock
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 255 mb
Bio:
Established in 1991 in Berlin, GermanyMusical style: progressive / melodic art-rockFounder members:* Yenz (bass guitar./backing vocals)* Ralf Jaschob (guitars)* Jrgen Hegner (guitars)At the beginning, the band wrote and performed guitar-heavy intrumental music.In 1992 the band dedicated itself to art- & bombastic rock.Debut album: „On the Edge oft the World“ (1995)Keyboards and drums were still programmed by the founder members of the band at the time.For a while the band worked with various guest musicians/lead singers. In 1998 Frank Khlerjoined the band on keyboards.In 2000 Yenz became the lead singer of the band as well.More albums followed:* Demon in You (2001)* Psychedelic Sleep (2003)* Through the Years (2005)* Acoustic Years ( 2006)* Reset (2010)* Pure (2012)* The System of Events (2013)The band received world-wide recognition and positive reviews with the release of thecompilation album „Through the Years“ in 2005.In 2011 guitarist Nils Conrad and drummer Frank Brennekam joined the band.Work in this formation proved very creative and harmonious and lead to a acoustic tour withseveral live-gigs from 2011 until spring 2012The band supported well-known German progressive-rock-band „RPWL“ as well.During the summer of 2013 Crystal Palace were taken under contract by the German label„Gentle Art of Music“.Well-known artists such as Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree), Kalle Wallner and Yogi Lang(RPWL) guested on the band’s album „The System of Events“, which received rave reviewsin various magazines.For instance:RockHard :...„The System Of Events“, the best progressive-rock album of the year so far.“Rock It :...„Amongst the many prog-records, that thankfully are thrown into the marketplace thesedays, The System Of Events stands out for me.“Metal Hammer :...“In summary: No disc for neurotic hectics, but an album full of harmony for theconnoisseur“Eclipsed :“Finally Germany has a new entry in the sparsely occupied league of ambitious art rock.“In August 2014 Frank Brennekam left the band due to health reasons and was succeeded byTom Ronney.Current line-up:* Nils Conrad, guitars* Frank Khler, keyboards* Tom Ronney, drums* Yenz – vocals, bass guitarIn their songs the band describe personal experiences as well general events in the world.The band is also not afraid to make political statements on occasion and give an opinion to theodd state of things.The band's sound is characterized by melodic passages and instrumentally worked-out themesthat entice the listener to sink into their own imaginative ideas in an enjoyable musicalexperience.This is achieved by carefully matched guitar and keyboard sounds.For any music fan with a sense for harmoniously balanced phrasing the band’s work is amusical experience second to none.The band is currently working on a new album.All fans of progressive rock can look forward to what this band will come up with.The band’s upcoming live performances will delight you for sure
Album:
German band CRYSTAL PALACE are one of the many bands that have been around long enough to merit a description as veterans. This band has been an ongoing venture for more than 25 years at this point, and in the last few years it would appear that they have started to gain more recognition as well. "Scattered Shards" is their eighth studio production, and was released through German label Progressive Promotion Records in 2018.Analysis. I was rather surprised to see that this band had changed label this time around, as I thought they were developing quite nicely indeed after being signed to their previous label Gentle Art of Music. They were perhaps closing in a bit too much on the sound explored by the main band of that label, RPWL, but as far as complaints go that is a minor one. While Crystal Palace as of 2018 comes across as a markedly different band in many ways, they still retain a lot of that sound, at least at the heart of their compositions. Basically, neo progressive rock of the gentler and gentleman variety. Of course, when stating it in such a manner, it is because Crystal Palace have worked quite a bit with embellishments this time around. On the last few albums they have played around with electronics in a bit of a Porcupine Tree manner. On this occasion they stretch this aspect a bit further, using electronic sounds and effects quite liberally throughout. In addition, they also add some rather tasteful guitar riffs to the proceedings, both using classic riff and keyboard arrangements, hard and firm riffs backed by keys, organ and electronics as well as dark, twisted, gnarly riffs of the kind otherwise mainly used by metal bands. In essence, there's a metal bite to a lot of this album. That being said, there's also room for elegant plucked guitar solo runs from both electric and acoustic guitars, while the opening cut features keyboards, organ, clarinet and orchestration as the key elements, in a symphonic ballad kind of manner. There's a lot going on here, and Crystal Palace does come across as rather innovative here. At least in my opinion the RPWL school of neo-progressive rock is still a core foundation, but they have built some rather expressive frameworks on top of it, which gives the total experience a markedly different sound, mood and atmosphere.Conclusion. Crystal Palace as of 2018 comes across as a band that has a good take in reinventing neo-progressive rock, mainly by way of adding liberal amounts of electronic and metal tinges to the material, and in a more flamboyant and expressive manner than on previous occasions at that, but this is also a band that doesn't shy away from including gentler touches pointing back to older musical traditions when they feel for it. Perhaps one of the most daring neo-progressive rock albums I have encountered in a while, and a production I suspect quite a few will regard as being more of a progressive metal album actually. A fine production though, and a core audience here would be those who enjoy neo-progressive rock just as much as progressive metal, at least in my opinion.
Line Up:
Nils Conrad - guitars
Frank Kohler - keyboards, programming, vocals
Yenz - vocals, bass, pedals
Tom Ronney - drums, keyboards
With:
Tobias Walter - clarinet
Guido Galler - voice
Ralf Jaschob - voice
Tracklist:
01. Inside The Box (5:25)
02. Scattered Shards (7:30)
03. Inside Your Dreams (6:56)
04. The Logic Of Fear (6:49)
05. Craving (5:22)
06. Collateral (6:25)
07. Simply Irresistable Cruel Intentions (8:02)
08. Ouside The Box (4:03)
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