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Musica Ficta - A Child & a Well (2012)

Posted By: hill0

Date: 19 May 2015 11:42:38

Musica Ficta is a symphonic progressive rock band from Israel, formed in 2003. Their debut album, A Child & A Well was recorded already in 2005, but released in 2012. Udi Horev, the guitarist, is responsible for all the music on this release, while he was assisted by Julia Feldman in the lyrics department.

The start of the album is very promising, with some hard rock riffs coming from the guitar and some nice organ work as well. The constant moving from electric to acoustic guitar and from organ and/or synth to piano results in music which sounds really sharp and intelligent. The band settles into a slightly too soothing pace later on, but we’re soon at full attention, with the guitar producing more crunchy goodness. We move back and forth from gentle pieces to more diverse ones, which also include harder guitar parts. They also decided to do a completely acoustic piece – Empty promises. Just when you think they might start rehashing music from the 1970s, they decide to step up to the plate again and take a few more risks. The almost metal like riffs coming from the guitar do sound refreshing and break up the routine, so to speak, from the mid-tempo symphonic rock. The album finishes with their best 2 pieces – the hard rocking The Postman and the dreamy A Fantasy (such a fitting title).

We definitely hear a lot of 1970s symphonic rock in their music. Genesis was probably the biggest influence, though the 1970s scene in general seems pretty well represented in general. All the trademarks are there – the acoustic segments, flute, organ, piano, vintage synths, soaring guitar solos. But they have also added a hard rock element to the music and incorporated it in such a way that they have proved themselves to be much more than 70s copycats, but a band with its own artistic style and vision.
An interesting facet of the band is that they sing in their native language and not in English, as most of the newer bands do. A bold move, but one which pays off, I think. The female vocals are also a nice touch, as she handles her duties very well and has a very pleasing colour.

A Child & A Well is a consistently good piece of art, which won’t exactly have you at the edge of your seats, but it does provide for some inspirational moments nevertheless. I think this band has a lot going for it and I look forward to hearing more from them because they do possess a great diversity in their expression.
8 out of 10.
Review by: Rok Podgrajšek

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Tracklist:

01. A Child & A Well (4:46)
02. The Fall (5:26)
03. Man And Angel (5:29)
04. Little Town (5:30)
05. Run Free You Idiot (4:12)
06. Empty Promises (4:41)
07. The Postman (6:21)
08. A Fantasy (8:41)

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Musica Ficta / A Child & a Well

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Personnel

- Julia Feldman / vocals
- Dvir Katz / flute
- Omer Rizi / keyboards
- Udi Horev / guitar and composition
- Avi Cohen Hillel / bass guitar
- Michael Gorodinsky / drums

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