Agusa are one of only a small handful of contemporary bands that I would consider buying new product from at this advanced stage of my collection. Last year's Prima Materia is about as great an album as has been released since the early 90s retro prog renaissance first appeared. I didn't expect so much from Noir, as it's purportedly a soundtrack of some sort. With 15 tracks + five more bonus (presuming not part of the soundtrack), Agusa is performing short form music for the first time that I can recall. They've once again reintroduced a Krautrock element, something they first showed their adeptness with on 2021's En Annan Värld. The stylistic brush is much wider here with nods to electronic, spoken word (like the French would do on occasion in a similar setting during the early 70s), psychedelic, progressive, experimental, space rock, chamber, and folk. Make no mistake, this is Agusa at their psychy proggy best, but with more variety.
The five "bonus" tracks seem more like they appended a new EP at the end. Focusing more on their Krautrock tendencies. Perhaps even better than the album proper.
Great music overall and I can see this title being a grower.
Ownership: CD: 2024 Kommun 2. Digipak.
12/28/24 (first listen / review / new entry)
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