Art Rock Show – Fluctus Quadratum – Laplacian (Week 42)

Fluctus Quadratum is een Britse progressieve rockband die al een kleine vijf jaar actief is. Hun muziek is beïnvloed door Marillion, Steven Wilson en Pink Floyd en wordt omschreven als symfonische melodieuze progressieve rock.

Eriks progtracks review: “Before I go further into the music, I must say that Jopheus is a really great musician and that his playing on all possible keys is phenomenal. He also plays bass and guitar and is responsible for writing all the music. Oh yes, he is also responsible for the recording and mastering and also does the artwork and layout of the booklet. Yet it is not a complete one-man project because his father Rick is the drummer and the vocals are provided by Curtis Adamcyk., who also wrote the lyrics. Rick is a great drummer and plays disciplined and tight without standing out too much. Still, it’s a bit of a one man show.

Is the music also closely related to, for example, Emerson, Lake & Palmer or Yes? Well, that’s actually not really so because Laplacian contains much more melodic music than ELP and has no Steve Howe as a counterbalance to the abundant keys. There are guitar parts but not that many and Jopheus is clearly a better keyboard player than a guitarist despite the fact that he plays quite well. There is still a chance for improvement here, a guitarist who masters his instrument just as well as Jopheus masters his keys but it will not be easy to find one. (…)

Laplacian is a very long album and that is quite daring for a debut. I might have kept it a bit shorter because it’s quite a lot to digest. For keyboard fanatics it is almost a Valhalla and they will feast on all the different sounds that Jopheus conjures up. What a musician. Still, I have the feeling that with a little more counterbalance from an equally good guitarist, a much larger audience can be addressed.”

Naast Fluctus Quadratum (Laplacian), Rick Miller (One of the Many), Submarine Silence (Did Swans Ever See God?), Limite Acque Sicure (Limite Acque Sicure), Cen-ProjekT (Dawnbreak) & Tiger Moth Tales (The Depths of Winter).”

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