Art Rock Show – Numen – The Outsider (Week 46)

De Spaanse progressieve rockband Numen werd in 1992 opgericht in Alicante door Víctor Arques (bas/vocals), Manuel Mas (keyboards) en Gaspar Martínez (drums). Al vroeg zette de groep zich neer als een ambitieuze formatie, met een sterke focus op melodie, uitgebreide instrumentale arrangementen én emotioneel geladen teksten. Met het project The Outsider – een rockopera – bewijst Numen dat ze blijven streven naar vernieuwing binnen het progressieve genre.

Prog Archives review: “Numen’s fourth release represents a departure from “Cyclothymia.” That album followed a very melodic neo-prog vein, albeit with a certain fondness for the British symphonic sounds of the 1970s.
“The Outsider” is a very distinctive album. In this nearly two-hour rock opera, through its main character, Paul, he tells us about a less spiritual and more materialistic human being, who fills his empty life with momentary and superficial satisfactions. All of his unresolved conflicts will lead him to a point of no return.

The music is tremendously varied, closer to the stylistic experimentation of their first album, “Samsara.” (…) And, of course, the collaboration with Marillion’s Steve Rothery is a plus.

An album I could define as a mix of “Subterránea,” “Brave,” “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway,” and the band’s first album, “Samsara.” Many shifts in tone, light and dark, with beautiful orchestrations and elaborate arrangements. With some narration that gives context to the story and dense music that requires multiple listens to fully appreciate. Thus, we conclude that this is an essential album of 2025 and a triumph for Numen in this new era.”
https://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=3193288

Naast Numen (The Outsider), Collage (Moonshine), Satellite (A Street Between Sunrise and Sunset), Galadriel (Chasing the Dragonfly) & Millenium (Back After Years. Live in Kraków).

• Thursday/Donderdag 12.00 – 24.00
• Friday/Vrijdag 12.00 – 24.00
• Saturday/Zaterdag 12.00 – 24.00