Kwoon - Tales & Dreams
Label: Autoproduction
Nationality: France
Style: progressive dreamscapes/post-rock
URL: http://kwoon-music.com
Tracklist:
01. Intro
02. I Lived On The Moon
03. Blue Melody
04. The Beast
05. Eternal Jellyfish Ballet
06. Last Sundown
07. Tinklëh
08. Tinklëh Skofa
09. The Door
10. Kwoon
A bedroom project became something of quite ambitious scope. Borrowing elements from both experimental wizards like The Evpatoria Report or Sigur Rós ("Agaetys Birjun"'s orchestral soars jump to mind immediately), Jean-Michel Jarre-like arctic travellings and the more contemplative/ambient side of the progressive sound, Kwoon weave a most gorgeous tapestry of shoegazing drama and muted rebellion, embedded in a weird fantasy mythology of the band's own creation (the artwork is nothing short of awe-inspiring). One of the finest debuts in a long time and a striking burst of oxygen aimed at those who think that emotional post-rock is doomed to spawn Godspeed clones ad nauseam.