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Review:
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In the early Nineties I got in touch with Guillaume
his exciting guitarwork for the first time when I was listening
to Don Giovanni, the second studio-album (from 1992) by
his band Versailles. Meanwhile Versailles has made 4 albums
(their latest album Blaise Et Benjamin is from 1998), Guillaume
joined other French progrock band Mona Lisa (in 1999 and
2000) and in 2007 he has released this third solo album
entitled Requiem Apocaliptique (after Contes Des Sous-bois
from 1997 and Psychédéléidoscope from 1999). - The music
on Requiem Apocaliptique is a blend of rock, psychedelia,
symphonic rock and some avant-garde/experimental elements.
It often sounds dynamic, adventurous but also a bit quirky
at some moments. The album contains one composition (45
minutes) that delivers lots of breaks and shifting moods:
swinging rhythms that feature fiery electric guitar, fat
synthesizer flights and theatrical vocals, a dreamy part
with acoustic guitar and soaring keyboards, a beautiful
interlude with Mellotron and strings, a spacey atmosphere
with compelling guitarwork (with the use of slide and volume
pedal) and a grand finale with a majestic choir-Mellotron
sound. -
I am glad that it’s still possible to release this kind
of daring progressive music, a big hand for Guillaume his
captivating music and .. the ‘gothic-window-shaped-CD’,
unique!
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