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Arlequins: The Great Beyond – Review (IT)
Italy – The Great Beyond
Si tratta del quarto album per il tastierista danese Lars Boutrup, a cinque anni di distanza dalla precedente pubblicazione. Già attivo in compagini come Big Bang, Supernova ed Evil Masquerade, Boutrup è stato anche coinvolto nelle colonne sonore di alcuni film scandinavi. Per questo nuovo lavoro si è affiancato al batterista Spike Nior (anche lui nei Big Bang) e al bassista Niels Wilhelm Knudsen, insegnante di musica e in altri contesti anche jazzista.
I riferimenti apertamente dichiarati da Lars sono Keith Emerson e John Lord, ma non si può certo negare l’influenza anche di Ken Hensley […]
Sea of Tranquility: The Great Beyond – Review (US)
USA – The Great Beyond
Lars Boutrup’s Music For Keyboards: The Great Beyond
I first became a aware of Danish musician Lars Boutrup a few years ago upon hearing/reviewing his third CD Small As A Ball. His latest album is titled The Great Beyond and joining Boutrup (organ, keyboards, synthesizers) again is Niels W. Knudsen (bass). Rounding out the trio is Spike Nior (drums, assorted percussion).
As you can probably surmise from the title, keyboards are the dominant instrument but are held together by a solid rhythm section. As with the last album there are no guitars present but the good thing is Boutrup is really quite a […]
Progwereld: The Great Beyond – Review (NL)
The Netherlands – The Great Beyond
Met het risico in herhalingen te vallen en van plagiaat te worden beschuldigd, wil ik graag een pakkend citaat van collega Dick van der Heijde uit zijn recensie van de voorganger van “Dit Grote Hiernamaals” als opening van deze recensie gebruiken:
“Boutrup is een buitengewoon kundige klavierridder die barst van de ervaring. Zo heeft de man al voor 200 stomme films de muziek gemaakt en tevens timmert hij hard aan de weg met de band Jeruda Music. Op zijn soloalbums gaat hij uit zijn dak in groovy instrumentale muziek die hij volstopt met veel dampende orgelpartijen. Dankzij een gedreven ritmesectie […]
DPRP: The Great Beyond – Review (NL)
The Netherlands – The Great Beyond
Back in the progressive rock scene of the 70s and early 80s, Patrick Moraz, Rick Wakeman, Duncan MacKay, and other artists recorded some great keyboard dominated rock albums. These types of recordings are more rare these days, which help to peak my interest in Lars Boutrup’s Music for Keyboards. His moniker is not at all misleading because the The Great Beyond is an extravaganza of keyboard playing from start to finish. Heavy emphasis is placed on synthesizers and organ with a sound that leans heavily towards classic era prog.
The album is fully instrumental and musically forceful without drifting into metal territory. Think […]
Backgroundmagazine: The Great Beyond – Review (NL)
The Netherlands – The Great Beyond
Lars Boutrup is a Danish keyboard player. So far he has released three albums as Lars Boutrup’s Music For Keyboards. Music For Keyboards came out in 2005. Followed by The Symphonic Dream in 2011. In 2015 he finally released Small As A Ball.
Now five years after the last album Small As A Ball, Lars Boutrup released his fourth work under the project name Music For Keyboards. Like the predecessors, The Great Beyond also gives you the right dose of instrumental progressive rock mainly performed on the organ. This time around he is accompanied by Niels W. Knudsen on bass and Spike Noir on drums.
How does Boutrup succeed on the new album? There are a […]
Vampster: The Great Beyond – Review (DE)
Germany – The Great Beyond
LARS BOUTRUP ist schon lange als Tastenmann unterwegs, in Bands wie BIG BANG, SUPERNOVA und EVIL MASQUERADE. Wer gern auch mal skandinavische Filme schaut, der hat auch dort vielleicht schon eine Melodie von ihm gehört. Mit seinem Projekt LARS BOUTRUP´S MUSIC FOR KEYBOARDS präsentiert der Däne nun mit „The Great Beyond“ das vierte Album. Mit neuen Leuten an der Seite, Drummer Spike Nior saß schon bei gemeinsamen Bands wie BIG BANG, SIMCESS und JURUDA MUSIC an den Trommeln. Niels Wilhelm Knudsen fügt sich als Jazzer und Musiklehrer am Bass stimmig ein. Zeit für die Reise durch progressive Tastenmusik im Sinne von Helden […]
BetreutesProggen: The Great Beyond – Review (DE)
Germany – The Great Beyond
Fünf Jahre nach dem letzten Album “Small As A Ball” legt der dänische Keyboarder Lars Boutrup sein viertes Werk unter dem Projektnamen Music For Keyboards vor. Wie die Vorgänger bekommt man auch auf “The Great Beyond” die gehörige Dosis instrumentalen Progressive Rock und etwas Hard Rock im Retro Flair. Begleitet von Niels W. Knudsen (Bass) und Spike Noir (Schlagzeug) wurden die neun Kompositionen von Lars Boutrup geschrieben und sind logischerweise von erheblicher Tastendominanz gekennzeichnet. Boutrup setzt dabei auf vor allem auf fette Orgel- und Synthesizersounds und fühlt sich laut eigener Aussage von Künstlern wie Keith Emerson oder Jon Lord inspiriert.
Selbst wenn Bombast, sphärische Eleganz und wuchtige Themen vorherrschen, so durchzieht die Musik […]