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Earth Vision Impact

THØNK

 


Musicians:
Marc Grassi - piano, keyboards, mellotron
Fredy Schnyder - bass, guitars
Falvio Mezzodi - drums, percussion

Tracklist:
Sulm (1:51)
Thonkland (4:39)
Square roor (5:44)
Pomme (8:17)
Insharp (6:23)
Garden (8:29)
Ela (8:14)
Rak (7:47)

Thønk's debut CD "Earth Vision Impact" shows a band with a bright future. The album, which is produced by Pär Lindh at Crimsonic Studio in Sweden, also has a lot of reminiscences to Pär's own albums with Pär Lindh Project.

The music is instrumental, pompous and very keyboard based with lots of Mellotron, Hammond and piano. Bands and artists such as Bela Bartok, Dream Theater, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Premiata Forneria Marconi and Yes have influenced the band members.

Especially the classical influences from Bela Bartok can be heard in the music, as well as Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Premiata Forneria Marconi and Yes. There are also some reminiscences to Anekdoten, Genesis, King Crimson, U-Totem and Änglagård.

Thønk's music is very diverse and it ranges between heavy bombastically musical eruptions
and beautiful quieter moments.

If I should give them one complaint it would be that the music is too much dominated by keyboards. I would've preferred to hear more from the other musicians in the mix.

It's not an album that is easily accessible. You might need to listen to it repeatedly before you will appreciate it. A really interesting album from a band that I think will develop even further in the future.

Released by GALILEO RECORDS (GR005)

Contact & Info:

Galileo Records
Alpenstrasse 22
CH-2540 Grenchen
Switzerland
Voice: ++41 32 652 33 93
Fax: ++41 32 653 75 69

Website: www.galileo-records.com
E-mail: info@galileo-records.com
Patrick Becker e-mail: progpat@bluewin.ch

Marc Grassi
Hintere Kirchgasse 2
4543 Deitingen
Tel: 076 391 61 57
Thønk Website: www.thonk.ch
E-mail: marc.grassi@freesurf.ch

Reviewer: Greger Rönnqvist
greger.ronnqvist@infodata.sema.se