Sinoptik – The Calling
Sinoptik admit they are not trying to re-invent the wheel, just produce a great sounding and technically sophisticated album. In that, I believe they have succeeded.
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by Bob | Jun 10, 2021
Sinoptik admit they are not trying to re-invent the wheel, just produce a great sounding and technically sophisticated album. In that, I believe they have succeeded.
by Bob | May 29, 2021
These guys are more than the sum of their influences and I believe they can go on to greater things.
by Cees | May 27, 2021
Besides some critical notes on the lack of aggression on the album, I am very pleased with the overall performance of Sylvan this time around. In detail, there is a lot to discover again and the returning of the vocal styles from the earlier days makes me fall back in love with Marco Glühmann. For the real Sylvan fan, this is a riskless purchase!
by Bob | May 25, 2021
What sounds at first to be a straight-forward rock album, turns out to be so much more: The Wring² Project Cipher!
by Matthias | May 25, 2021
“Mountain Fever” is wild, experimental, over the top and exaggerated, but at the same time solidly based on the band’s roots and trademark sound and put together so well that it just works.
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