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KURGAN'S BANE are a progrock / melodic rock band from Baltimore. After their average demo from 1997 the band is back with a great step forward. The band now has a female singer (Lisa Francis) who adds a great atmosphere to the songs. The compositions on 'The future lies broken' are very good, all tending between progressive rock and melodic rock. The highlights of this very recommendable album: Through the camera (warm guitar sounds, catchy melody, fresh bass playing, ranging from soft melodic progrock to heavy rock), Just look at me now (sensitive song with slightly complex chords and some more powerful riffs) and the epic Vermin which constists of three songs: Frankie five angels (FATES WARNING alike complex instrumental), Headless mice (great floating track with great vocals) and the complex Feudal Tourniquet. Nap in e-minor is a short classically inspired acoustic instrumental. Bad blood is a track that I wouldn't have missed on this album as it contains no highlight. But nethertheless: a cool and refreshing underground album ! Check it out ! Markus Weis, D.U.R.P. -------------- 'Kurgan's Bane variously cite as their influences Floyd, The Who, Rush, Van Halen, The Dregs, Yes, Marillion and Tull, and one can see where their music comes from - but it's not in any way derivative of any one source but, as is music generally, a product of what has gone before. The future for Kurgan's Bane is not broken - in fact, I hope that they build upon what is here and go onwards from strength to strength.' Marisa, February 25, 2001. New Horizons. --------------- The Future Lies Broken is Kurgan's Bane's second CD. I have notheard the first one, Search From Sea To Sea, but for those who have, I can still confidently say that things have changed. Former singer Alan Jantz has parted ways with the band and brothers Pete (electric and acoustic guitars, vocals) and Jeff Laramee (drums, percussion, vocals) and their companion Luis Nasser (bass, keyboards) have found his replacement inLisa Francis - a woman with a voice that can really rock. The album kicks off with Through The Camera. A lovely piano opens up and then a nice riff enters. From this opening and onwards it is obvious that the band has a strong Rush-influence. But it is an influence they handle well, in my opinion. Lisa Francis' vocals remind me of another female American progressive rock singer - Lana Lane. Both have that darker (not typically female) rock voice which I must admit that I enjoy a lot. There is a lot of volume and depth in Francis' voice, which is kind of surprising when one sees pictures in the sleeve where she looks like a pretty small girl. The track is a bit hard, but still in a soft way with very neat production. There are some moments which remind me of early Marillion. Lyrics-wise this track deals critically with the Media. All in all, a very nice opening and one of my favourite tracks on the CD. Warm Winter Nights presents us with some really nice bass playing and more of those fantastic vocals. The Lana Lane reference here stretches to include some of the guitar playing, reminding me slightly of Destination Roswell from Lane's Garden Of The Moon album. There are also more Marillion and IQ influences present - and, of course (I feel like saying), the by now almost mandatory Rush reference. The guitar solo has a bit of hard rock quality to it, not so much in speed as in sound; it has a bit of an edge to it. Nice track. The fourth track, Frankie Five Angels, is the instrumental first part of the song Vermin which stretches over tracks four to six. This first part, which is also the longest, has some interesting bits - I especially like the bass - but is on the whole slightly too long and also too repetitive. This is one of the weaker moments on the CD and it does lower the quality of Vermin as a whole. Headless Mice, the middle sequence of Vermin, opens with soft keyboards and ethereal vocals. It is nice and melodic. The lyrics are OK, but at times I f
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