More info: www.karcius.com
Verdict: Progressively influenced jazz fusion
Karcius are an instrumental band playing a mixture of progressive rock and jazz fusion. The band was formed in 2001 and have released two albums - "Sphere" and "Kaleidoscope"
Sphere actually dates back to 2004, but has recently be released by Unicorn around the same time are the 2006 album "Kaleidoscope". On Sphere the band are getting to grips with their style which combines the expected jazz fusion workouts with some heavier progressive elements. On both albums the playing is well executed with all members doing a good job. The only possible criticism of the debug is that at times it feels like the jazz and the rock have been forced together rather than blended.
On "Kaleidoscope" we hear the band move forward and develop their style with a more complete melding together of the jazz and heavier progressive element of their sound. The overall feel is something like Liquid Tension Experiment, albeit maybe not quite as intense. As expected on this style of music the band go through a whole host of tempo changes and atmospheres in each track never mind an album.
For a style of music that can often leave me reaching for the 'skip track' button on the remote control, I found myself pretty much staying the course throughout the two albums, especially the second one which contains some fine examples of progressively influenced jazz fusion.
