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MOETAR ~ FROM THESE SMALL SEEDS NOT ON LABEL ~ USA ~ Progressive Rock Recorded: 2010 Released: 2010 This is an excellent debut album by US Prog group MoeTarFind albums by this artist, which consists of vocalist Moorea DickasonFind albums by this artist, guitarist Matthew HeulittFind albums by this artist, keyboardist Matt LebofskyFind albums by this artist, bassist Tarik RagabFind albums by this artist and drummer David M. FloresFind albums by this artist. Of the eleven tracks on this album the bassist composed and wrote the lyrics to nine and the remaining two are by the keyboardist. Listening to the album for the first time might be quote a shock, as one doesn´t expect anything nearly as good as this from an unknown band, but miracles obviously do happen. The vocalist´s incredible ability to lead the complex melody lines is phenomenal and the rest of the band members do an excellent job from start to finish, maintaining a magic atmosphere, which is completely unique and fresh. The rhythmic patters are quirky and most of the time up tempo with a dazzling irregularity, which makes the listener (at least in my case) glow with happiness – it is like listening to Gentle GiantFind albums by this artist for the first time. I really hope these musicians will be able to repeat this incredible level of musicianship and composition in their next release, but even if they fail they already created one masterpiece, which is more that most bands ever do. This is an absolute must for every Prog fan on this planet. Bloodcurdling stuff!

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