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Don’t panic, this is not a hip hop act, but a new prog
rock band from Switzerland, Natalie Chandra is also an artiste
in her own right. Founders guitarist James Ender and drummer
Fred Wiederkehr met in a rock covers band called ‘Time Bandits’,
and the music they produce is a big melting pot of classic
rock, bits of Purple, Metallica, Queen, G&R, Lizzy, The
Runaways, Lacuna, Nightwish, Paramore, Banshees, and goodness
knows what else, all brought bang up to date. ****
The songs career along like a runaway train, and are
catchier than the bout of flu I’ve just had, but a damn
site more fun. If this doesn’t get you dancing, then check
your pulse. They also put lots of fun and interesting bits
in the songs, folk, new age, bagpipes, guitar solos, electronica,
orchestra, all sorts, which really bring a smile to your
face, there’s always a surprise around the corner. There’s
also plenty of variety, the hip beat of ‘Scorned’ , the
strut of ‘Stupefy Myself’, and the Purplish boogie ‘Synchronicity’
complete with a rollicking ‘Jon Lord’ organ solo. Two songs
really stand out, the truly epic symphonic stomping metal
of ‘Sukhmet’s Summoning’, and the jaw dropping final cut,
‘Slumber With the Bogeyman’ which I am struggling to describe,
I’ll have a bash at progressive, symphonic, hip hop, rock,
metal. ****
In Natalie they have a major talent, she could sing
the telephone directory and make it sound good. Her passion,
power, lyrics and sheer presence leap out of the speakers,
forget the X Factor, this lady has it by the bucket load.
This is a truly outstanding debut, available at CD Baby
(just search for Angelface), and well worthy of 9.5 out
of 10.
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