KAIPA – Angling Feelings

Cover	Release	Style
	2007-05-21	Progressive Rock
	Label
	www.spv.de
	Website
	www.kaipa.info
	Contact
	-
	Playing Time	Cat. N°
	64:24	SPV 79472
	Review by	Rating
	Danny	9/10
nederlands	Review
This is the ninth studio album of Kaipa, the fourth from their second period, starting in 2002 and the first without Roine Stolt from The Flower Kings, who initially started with this band. His replacement on the guitar is Per Nilsson, known from the metal band Scar Symmetry. A new guitar player, a new wind in the Kaipa world, a new sound? Well it certainly makes a difference. Although all the ingredients from previous albums are still around, which were the jazzy parts, the progressive pieces, the complex instrumental moments, the folk influences and the melodic vocal parts; they are all performed in a more relaxed way. The jazzy escapades are shorter than before and don’t get too far away from the melody. It was especially the latter which I didn’t like for a hundred percent on the earlier works. It were always great albums, but those long improvised pieces kept me from playing the albums a lot. And this one will find the way to my CD player much easier. Per Nilsson is a great guitar player. Without questioning the skills of Roine, I can say that Per gives the Kaipa music a whole new twist, with breathtaking guitar solos. It’s a completely different world, away from the metal music, but he certainly knows his way around. The vocals are perfectly balanced between Aleena and Patrik. Patrik sings most of the tracks, with his known Ritual voice and his folky influenced melodies. Aleena takes the more melodic pieces. They have great complementary voice timbres which fit perfectly together. I don’t have to comment the works of Jonas Reingold (The Flower Kings, The Tangent) because everybody knows his skills. And on the drums, there’s a master of percussion, Morgan Agren. If you have played with Zappa, no one doubts your qualities. He’s also known from Matts/Morgan and from touring with the Glen Hughes band. The folk influences are emphasized by the guest appearance on several tracks by Frederik Lindqvist (Ritual), playing recorders and whistles. The new line-up takes this album to a higher level and makes it one of my favourite Kaipa CD’s along with “Notes from the Past”, which I always preferred. I wonder if they’ll ever perform this on stage. Would be a dazzling experience!
Musicians
Hans Lundin: Keyboards, Vocals Morgan Agren: Drums Aleena Gibson: Vocals Patrik Lundström: Vocals Per Nilsson: Guitar Jonas Reingold: Bass Special guest: Fredrik Lindqvist: Recorders & whistles (Track 1, 2, 8, 9 & 10)
Tracklist
1. Angling Feelings (6:43) 2. The Glorious Silence Within (7:16) 3. The Fleeting Existence of Time (12:34) 4. Pulsation (4:02) 5. Liquid Holes in the Sky (4:42) 6. Solitary Pathway (4:06) 7. Broken Chords (6:24) 8. Path of Humbleness (9:30) 9. Where’s the Captain? (4:25) 10. This Ship of Life (4:40)
Discography
Kaipa (1975) Inget Nytt Under Solen (1976) Solo (1978) Händer (1980) (LP) Nattdjurstid (1982) (LP) Notes From The Past (2002) Keyholder (2003) Mindrevolutions (2005) Angling Feelings (2007)


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