Artist : Kyros

Album : Celexa Dreams

Release Date : 19-06-2020

Added : 24-08-2020

'Kyros' is an English formation led by the young multi-instrumentalist 'Adam Warne' and which premiered in 2012 with a debut album in 2014 under the name 'Synaesthesia' which was also the band's name at the time. After a very good album 'Vox Humana' in 2016, 2020 sees the release of a new opus 'Celexa Dreams' which takes us back to their universe made of multiple influences ranging from the 80s to the present day between rock and progressive metal with developments that must generally be tamed in several plays.

And yet, it is with two very accessible tracks that the album begins, first of all 'In Motion' which plunges us into pop with keyboards with 80s sounds, then 'Rumor' continues in this light style with a kind of mix between the 'Bee Gees' and 'Foreigner'. Without transition, 'In Vantalblack' takes us on for 14 minutes of rich and inventive progressive with a title in multiple drawers in which follow one another accessible sections and others more sought after. After the instrumental interlude 'Ghosts Kids', 'Phosphene' offers a very beautiful melancholy stroll in the vein of 'RPWL', then, 'Technology Killed the Kids III' which echoes the first 2 parts present on the first 2 albums, returns, after an introduction full of sound effects, to a lighter but very progressive atmosphere, and 'Sentry', with keyboards full of electronic effects, unfolds a slow and beautiful melody. The end of the opus offers progressive metal with first, 'Two Frames of Panic' then 'UNO Attack' close to what 'Steven Wilson' could have done with 'Porcupine Tree' and the last track 'Her Song is Mine' ends the album gently with a last stroll quite offbeat from the rest in a symphonic atmosphere close to 'Alan Parsons'.

In summary, the English of 'Kyros' are releasing an album which, even if it contains accessible titles, requires several listenings to fully tame it which intends 'Celexa Dreams' to an audience that likes to vary styles progressive music...

Line Up / Musicians

Adam Warne (Vocal, Keybords), Robin Johnson (Drums, Percussions), Peter Episcopo (Bass, Vocal), Joey Frevola (Guitar)