'My Arrival' is a new project initiated by former members of 'Sylvium', 'Richard de Geest' and 'Ben van Gastel' who released their first album 'Satur9 & Indigo'. They chose this time to self-produce with their own label but, although they explain their new direction taken musically on their 'Bandcamp' to compose shorter and more accessible titles that in their previous project, which is the case since the major developments have disappeared, we find (for our greatest happiness) the progressive style that we knew with 'Sylvium', that is to say a progressive rock made of calm and serene atmospheres which flow peacefully.
'Satur9 & Indigo' is a concept album on the misdeeds that Man has subjected our Earth to until it becomes unlivable and which, therefore, is forced to go in search of another planet to live on. From the introduction 'Intro (Ending Theme)', the atmospheric climate predominates with a significant use of keyboards, then, with 'Gone', we embark on a rhythmic mid-tempo while keeping this peaceful and 'Pale White Dot' is a little more energetic and reminds me of the Germans of 'RPWL'. Follows 'Strange Machine' which is a magnificent ballad which makes think of the atmospheres of the project 'Blackfield' of 'Steven Wilson' and 'Saturn & Indigo' is in the same style unrolling a slow tempo with beautiful melodic lines. The following continues in this peaceful style with again a similarity with 'RPWL' for 'Null Echo' and 'Come Undone' which continue to offer us a good moment of serenity and the end of the album scrolls through new melodic jewels with 'Full Dark Not Stars', 'Close You Eyes' and finally the instrumental outro 'Home' which cradle us one last time.
In summary, the Dutch from 'My Arrival' continue after 'Sylvium' to offer us a peaceful and relaxing progressive rock that should appeal to an audience who likes bands like 'RPWL', 'Sylvan', 'Cosmograf' or 'Blackfield'... | |
