PROJECT CREATION: Floating World

Cover	Release	Style
	2005-11	Progressive rock
	Label
	Progrock Records
	Website
	www.sonicpulsar.com
	Contact

	Playing Time	Cat. N°
	71:45	PRR320
	Review by	Rating
	Edwin	7,5/10
english	Review
Another science fiction concept album hits the racks – this time around it’s Portugal’s Hugo Flores (Sonic Pulsar) who has come up with a space opera story about an artificial world, which is leaving a dying planet in order to find a new home for the population. As an SF buff, I’m always happy to see musical releases of this type released, although it has to be said – this is hardly an original concept. The same thing can be said about the music. Fine songs, excellently played with obvious passion, but the influences (a.o. Eloy, Ayreon in particular) are a bit too obvious for comfort. This is pretty powerful progressive rock, with the odd side-step towards metal, and with lots of beautiful atmospherical passages, featuring a multitude of different instruments (flutes, sitar, cello, recorder, saxophone,…), which make for a very rich sound. The male vocals are good, but not really impressive - unlike the female vocals (Alda Reis), which make up for a lot. Best songs are the ones which use the atmospherics to its fullest potential: the title track, ‘Arriving’, ‘Artificial Satellite’, ‘Creating Atmosphere’ and ‘Cheops’. The latter in particular is a great song. ‘Floating World’ never reaches the heights of the aforementioned influences, but it is a solid album in its own right. Special mention should also go to Mattias Norén, who created a booklet filled with stunning artwork which visualizes the story perfectly.
Musicians
Hugo Flores: Vocals, guitars, bass, sitar, keyboards, percussion Tiago “Linx”: Vocals Alda Reis: Vocals Vasco Particio: Guitar solos and /or melodies on ‘The Floating World’ Paulo Chagas: Saxophone, flutes Carlos Bateras: Acoustic drums Fred Lessing: Baroque recorder Nuno Silva: Cello, bass Allen Vasconcelos: Acoustic guitar
Tracklist
The Floating World Living Under A Blue Sky The Desert Planet The Civilization Mechanical Dragonflies Arriving Warming Up The Machines Artificial Satellite Intervening Creating Atmosphere First Species The Shining Planet Cheops Returning Home


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