(Neo-Progressive Rock) Uranian - La Ciudad De Los Sueños - 2011, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The recent debut of Uranian is a wonderful combination of complex sounds, tax at the best symphonic progressive tradition, plus the power of modern sound, that doesn't sacrifice their own identity. And the album have virtuosity, is symphonic, and taste and natives sounds living in an original amalgam that while not new, each time it appears it does in a particular way that defines each band and gives it its own character: while one moment they may conjure shades of progressive metal, the next passage will take the listener into almost symphonic territory, and then start a argentinian folk passage. Virtuosity, melodies and powerful a lot.

The disc contains 10 tracks, four creatives, righteous and technicals musicians show us all songs of musicality and melodies, fresh and powerful, a lot. The Uranian symphonism hard, is fiery, and best of the band comes when the sound is more original. The fabulous chacarera "Paradoja ancestral" or the fantastic cuts and rhythms of "0 bytes", the eclectic "En busca del sol", the changing track "La ciudad de los sueños" (The city of dreams) shows us that the creative process is over instrumental virtuosity. For those who thrive on making comparisons with more established acts, I would mention equally eclectic instrumental outfits like From.uz or Djam Karet, as well as more metal-oriented ones like Canvas Solaris or Relocator – as well as the obligatory Liquid Tension Experiment or Planet X.

Besides the obvious quality of their music, both in terms of composition and execution, but in any case, "La ciudad de los sueños" is one of the finest instrumental prog albums released in the past couple of years or so. And celebrate the first work of this band that not only promises, and has a prominent future. Highly recommended.

Fabián Castilla - Keyboards
Sebastian Accordino - Drums
Matías Bouquez - Bass
Federico Larrosa - Guitars