Noch eine Rezension:
"I thank God for the inventor of the term "Progressive Songwriter Orientated Art Rock" - because this describes the German duo Milo's Craving exactly! Thee duo featuring the incredible talent of composer/producer/guitarist/bass player/eyecatcher Kathrin Elfman and keyboard/synth wizzard Klaus P. Rausch.
I haven't heard of either Kathrin or Klaus before - but according to the press material they are both very experienced and creative. In example Mrs. Elfman has taken lessons in flute, church organ, singing and dancing. Flirted with punk, metal, gospel and has written sci-Fi novels - and Klaus' musical landscapes are breathtaking.
The music on "The more you know" is inspired by Neal Morse, Rush and even Kansas - with stints of Genesis and Pink Floyd over it, too. It is a beautiful progressive concept album with autobiographical under- (and over)tones. It starts out with the over 18 minutes long trilogy "Prince of Darkness". This masterpiece in 3 chapters starts out with When you fall" and ends with the beautiful "Beyond good and bad" - great. That song has it all effective riffing and some blizz solos all kept together with exceptional keyboards. The whole album ends with the absolute breathtaking track "Will you?". The musical journey is accpmpanied with a 24 pages big booklet which also works as a travel guide through different facets of the most energetic human emotion: Craving. According to the press material the album: "...reflects a positive drug free philosophy of life. That's why the suicidal track "draw the Line" transforms into the uplifting hymn "Come out" in E-major"
It's a very challenging and diverse album - just as the term in the beginning suggested - breathtaking and enchanting. Just as the look and voice of Elfman. This is outstanding... I'm speachless! BUY BUY BUY"
Hier die Website dieses kleinen dänischen Magazins, das sich speziell um AOR und Melodic Rock kümmert:
http://www.elstruppejtersen.dk , und besonders die Seite für dänische Bands ist interessant. Erfährt man über deutsche Medienseiten kaum was und Skandinavien ist ja mehr als nur ein Geheimtipp für Musik.