melodic progressive rock in the vein of early Genesis, Anthony Phillips or Camel. Beautiful melodies. lots of surprising chord changes, and songs that sound better with repeated listens.
cirrus bay: Press
The second Cirrus Bay cd, 'A Step Into Elsewhere' (2009, 55 minutes) is the cd they really wanted to make, a significant improvement over Slipping ... and a cohesive musical statement. it's female vocals only on this one, from two singers, and the easiest way to describe the album is a blend of Genesis circa Wind & Wuthering and Renaissance. Renaissance because the vocals are in an Annie Haslam style and there is that breezy folkiness blended with classical piano. Genesis because Gillham gets what Tony Banks does. It isn't about how fast one can play scales, its about the chord progressions. There is plenty of electric and acoustic guitar in addition to keyboards so it sounds closer to a Genesis than Tony Banks album and there are influences of other progressive artists as well. Instrumentally the appeal of this album is similar to the Willowglass albums, on top of which you get the beautiful vocals. Well done!
there are several wonderful reviews of 'A Step Into Elsewhere' at the Prog Archives website. From the 'links' page you can click 'Prog Archives' to see them
various - prog archives
this is maybe the best review of all. Follow the prognaut link to see...