(Symphonic Prog) Leitmotiv - Entangled - 2007, MP3, 320 kbps

Leitmotiv biography
Formed in 2002 in Levis Quebec Canada, the group's sound is characterised by classical & celtic influences.
In July 2002, Philippe Bourque, Jean-David Vien, Olivier Boucher, Charles Gendron-Carrier et Sébastien Jean-Troestler assemble in a practice space to put together a few compositions. No other goal is set other than to play music they enjoy. After a few months, the group, with 10 songs written, goes out to play some shows in the Quebec city region between '02 & '04.
Signed in November 2005 to Menzo Productions for the recording of their first release - Entangled. It is recorded during 2006, with a video filmed for the song "Crash, in Sept of that year. The album comes out May 11, 2007. This release party/concert in Levis will also be the last show played with Sebastien & Charles.
Currently, the group is composed of Philippe Bourque (piano, keyboards, vocals), Jean-David Vien (drums, percussion) & Olivier Boucher (bass, vocals). They are currenly in the process of recording their second album called "Ashes City", now in pre-production with a planned release date sometime in 2009.
They also have a MySpace site - http://www.myspace.com/leitmotivquebec, and a Facebook page - http://fr-fr.facebook.com/pages/Leitmotiv/10654281486, both including songs with the Facebook page featuring the video for the song "Crash".
And taking full advantage of the new possibilities offered by the web, their CD can be ordered online through their site, or downloaded.
Well worth checking out for fans of piano based prog.
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Review by maryes
ok ! ok ! I know most of PA menbers says "... one another Genesis clone !" However I consider which we need calm with the Leimotiv's music. In spite the sound realy shows a strong influence from Genesis(especially in the vocalizations), but not only: I hear cleary influences of another great bands like Gentle Giant, Rennaissance, Happy The man and much more, besides, the moments where you can feel more strong Genesis influences presents a certain will to release the music of this tendency, changing the beats or instrumental timbres to make the audience forget such influence. To tell the truth in some moments the band introduce some moments totaly out of the Symphonic Progressive Rock sphere. The musicians are excellent and the quality of records are also very good. My rate is 4 stars !!!
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*Philippe de Bourg: Piano, keyboards & back vocals
*Charles-Gendron Carrier: Vocals, electric & acoustic guitar
*Olivier Boucher: Bass & back vocals
*Sébastien Jean-Troestler: Electric guitar
*Jean-David Vien: Drums and percussion