From.uz is a 5 piece band from Uzbekistan who to date has released 3 cd's, of which this one is their latest. The band consists of Vitaly Popeloff on electric, acoustic, synth and fretless guitar and voice, Albert Khalmurzaev on keyboards, synths programming, 12 string guitar, vibraphone and voice, Ali Izmailov on drums, percussions, marimba and tubular bells, Igor Elizov on keyboards, synths, grand piano and voice and finally Sur'at Kasimov on bass guitar and double bass plus some guest musicians on vocal and voices. The massive wall of sound is still consistant, as it has been on their other albums "Overlook" and "Audio diplomacy" made by lots of guitars and layers upon layers of keyboards creating wonderful and very big landscapes. The members of From.uz are very skilled and extremely competent musicians, which you are not in doubt of when they play their unique blend of jazz, rock, fusion and progressive music. You will be left in true excitement, bowing your head in respect. The only downside on this album for me is the presence of vocals in English; in my opinion it would have made the vocals stronger and more succesfull if they kept it in their native tongue. Besides from that this album is a really excellent one, and I should think that there is something for most music lovers who have the courage and the guts to give this cd a spin. The best tracks on the cd are the epic and long pieces "Taken" and "Influence of time" which in my book are true masterpieces and very captivating listening. Both of them drifting in and out off different genres, atmospheres and themes as hard prog, jazz and fusion and everything in between. Overall a great release which I would recommend to everybody, even if they are not interessted in prog music. I give this album 4 stars out of 5 possible. From.uz is a 5 piece band from Uzbekistan who to date has released 3 cd's, of which this one is their latest. The band consists of Vitaly Popeloff on electric, acoustic, synth and fretless guitar and voice, Albert Khalmurzaev on keyboards, synths programming, 12 string guitar, vibraphone and voice, Ali Izmailov on drums, percussions, marimba and tubular bells, Igor Elizov on keyboards, synths, grand piano and voice and finally Sur'at Kasimov on bass guitar and double bass plus some guest musicians on vocal and voices. The massive wall of sound is still consistant, as it has been on their other albums "Overlook" and "Audio diplomacy" made by lots of guitars and layers upon layers of keyboards creating wonderful and very big landscapes. The members of From.uz are very skilled and extremely competent musicians, which you are not in doubt of when they play their unique blend of jazz, rock, fusion and progressive music. You will be left in true excitement, bowing your head in respect. The only downside on this album for me is the presence of vocals in English; in my opinion it would have made the vocals stronger and more succesfull if they kept it in their native tongue. Besides from that this album is a really excellent one, and I should think that there is something for most music lovers who have the courage and the guts to give this cd a spin. The best tracks on the cd are the epic and long pieces "Taken" and "Influence of time" which in my book are true masterpieces and very captivating listening. Both of them drifting in and out off different genres, atmospheres and themes as hard prog, jazz and fusion and everything in between. Overall a great release which I would recommend to everybody, even if they are not interessted in prog music. I give this album 4 stars out of 5 possible. 
