Forgas Band Phenomena Part 2, L'axe du fou 2009, Acte V 2012, L'oreille electrique 2018

 

That last album cover from 2018, I'm not gonna lie as my kids say, is just atrocious.  In theory it's almost as bad as the creations of AI? 

But title track from that one, L'oreille electrique, is for sure, musically remarkable:

Loin D'Issy, from 2012's Acte V, is notable for the way it changes dynamics, sound, directions several times over a relatively short (for this guy) 7 minute track:

Shockingly, it seems this gentleman is a late bloomer, for his last few albums are more interesting, at least to my (electric) ears, than the earliest ones, they show maturity and a kind of even-handedness to the progressive creative that is really heartily welcome.  Of course the style is very much our old beloved prog fusion with the classic arrangements, the typical instrumentation, but the ideas and melodies are not just original but very professionally played and thought out with none of the semi-formed ideas that characterized his first Cocktail album, with the exception of the sidelong work My Trip.  So in this case and it might be the first time for this blog (for Pepe Maina it was my impression the music became a bit boring and similar towards the end) I can honestly say it, I would look forward to any new releases from Patrick Forgas.