Cellar Noise's debut album "Alight" brought us a young but really competent band, confident of their own means and with strong potential, partly still unexpressed. Their second record "Nautilus", coming only two and a half years later from its predecessor, shows an incredibly improved band, author of an exceptional work.
"Nautilus" presents itself as a journey in search of the fears and constructions of the human mind: only through a deep knowledge and understanding we can comprehend people and their experiences; an interesting theme, explored by the group's multi-faceted music, result of the collective collaboration of all the band members. Cellar Noise have almost completely abandoned the strong '70s reminiscences of their previous work by turning their sight to the present and exploring the modern sound of current productions, leading us towards heavy-prog territories ("Leeches") several times, leaving space to melancholic and dreamy atmospheres ("Her") and even indulging in some pop incursions ("Nautilus"): all these elements come together harmoniously in the 12 minutes of the manifesto-song "Omega".
Entirely sung in English, "Nautilus" is an album with an international soul also on the production side: it was in fact recorded at Larsen Premoli's RecLab Studio and mixed/mastered in Sweden at the legendary Fascination Street Studios, while the cover artwork duties have been entrusted to Carl Glover, longtime collaborator of Steven Wilson and many other KScope artists.
An ideal meeting point between Porcupine Tree, Riverside and Fates Warning? It exists, and is called "Nautilus". Do not miss it!
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Se il debutto "Alight" già aveva mostrato una band competente, sicura dei propri mezzi e dalle potenzialità ottime ma in parte ancora inespresse, "Nautilus" ci restituisce, solo due anni e mezzo dopo, dei Cellar Noise maturati in maniera impressionante, autori di un album eccezionale.
"Nautilus" si propone come un viaggio alla ricerca delle paure e delle costruzioni della mente umana: solo arrivando alla loro conoscenza e comprensione profonda si possono capire le persone e conoscere le loro storie; un tema esplorato attraverso una musica dalla scrittura multiforme, frutto della collaborazione di tutti i membri della band. I Cellar Noise abbandonano quasi completamente le forti influenze anni '70 del precedente lavoro, volgendo lo sguardo al presente ed esplorando le sonorità moderne delle produzioni attuali, sfociando in più momenti in territori heavy-prog ("Leeches"), senza per questo rinunciare ad atmosfere malinconiche e sognanti ("Her") e concedendosi persino qualche incursione pop ("Nautilus"): tutti questi elementi confluiscono armoniosamente nei 12 minuti della canzone-manifesto "Omega",
Interamente cantato in inglese, "Nautilus" è un album dall’anima internazionale anche nella produzione: registrato al RecLab Studio di Larsen Premoli, è stato poi mixato e masterizzato in Svezia presso i leggendari Fascination Street Studios, mentre l'artwork è stato affidato all'inglese Carl Glover, collaboratore di lunga data di Steven Wilson e di numerosi altri artisti targati KScope.
Un punto d'incontro ideale tra Porcupine Tree, Riverside e Fates Warning? Esiste, e si intitola "Nautilus". Non lasciatevelo sfuggire!
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released September 20, 2019
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Fantasy progressive rock is not something I'd ever thought of. Yet Foreign Land, especially the Foreign Land track itself, transported me straight into an unknown, magical fantasy world. Hakim Zulkufli
BBT are standard bearers for modern prog, with a sound that evokes the spirit of those legendary 70s bands whilst managing to also be thoroughly contemporary. It's astonishing that over 30 minutes of music of this quality, with such high production values, is being made available for free - and their full albums are also very reasonably priced... Eleventh Earl of Blah
The Long Island metal band's third album etches arena-sized hooks into their jagged compositions, deftly balancing experimental and poppy inclinations. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 12, 2022
A career-spanning live album from the European experimental rock band, featuring King Crimson's Gavin Harrison on drums. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 27, 2021
They played a wonderful set at Summer’s End in October 2018 which was based around this album . For me it was one of the sets of the weekend. The record is a wonderful permanent reminder of the show. Tony Honour