by SOEN
Release Date: 03 November 2014
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Spinefarm Records
£18.99
SOEN Tellurian Limited Vinyl LP
Overview:
IT’S HARD to put a handle on SOEN, but if progressive music is ‘entertainment for those who are easily bored’, then this Swedish outfit fits easily under that heading.
As forthcoming / second studio album, ‘Tellurian’, makes plain, SOEN – that’s drummer Martin Lopez (ex-Opeth, Amon Amarth), vocalist Joel Ekelöf (Willowtree), guitarist Joakim Platbarzdis & bassist Stefan Stenberg – are not concerned with the simple or the shallow; their musical journey takes an altogether more ambitious path, and the result is an expansive body of work, wrapped up in the stunning art of Mexican painter José Luis López Galván, that consistently challenges without being ‘clever-clever’ or tough to enjoy.
The melodies are intricate, the playing muscular and the choruses soaring; overall, the feel is one of a band whose intent is very much in synch with the sort of core values (skilled musicianship, emotion over precision, importance of album artwork, etc.) that seem to be back in vogue…
Featured Tracks:
1. Komenco
2. Tabula Rasa
3. Kuraman
4. The Words
5. Pluton
6. Koniskas
7. Ennui
8. Void
9. The Other's Fall
Release Date: 01 September 2023
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Silver Lining Music
£24.99
Release Date: 27 January 2023
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Silver Lining Music
£29.99
Release Date: 27 January 2023
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Silver Lining Music
£29.99
Release Date: 18 November 2022
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Silver Lining Music
£26.99
