The Black Noodle Project - Play Again (2006)

THE BLACK NOODLE PROJECT is the name of a present French Progressive rock band, located in the Paris suburbs. It was first initiated in the year 2001 by guitarist and singer Jérémie GRIMA, who hired a real group shortly thereafter. And three years later, the result of their chemistry is now available to the audience, through the office of the Musea label. Deeply influenced by the works of PINK FLOYD, the music of the first album ""And Life Goes On…"" (2004) appears to be both atmospheric and dynamic, reminding a seducing modern form of Progressive rock. Filled with piano notes and luminous guitar flights, the melodies are to be sipped with obvious pleasure. So, why wait any longer ?… After the critical acclaim received by ""And Life Goes On…"", the second album ""Play Again"" (2006) goes one step beyond. Both more original and personal, this masterpiece is full of intense atmospheres and surprising melodies ! The Floydian influences are still present, but more discrete, through a sense of slowness, a sort of ""quiet despair"" and melancholy. With worked-out arrangements and sound effects, the band keeps the balance between heavy riffs, delicate guitar arpeggios or piano parts, and airy keyboards. Let's mention a good and expressive singer (English singing), and you'll get the kind of album that is too rarely heard. Sometimes near PORCUPINE TREE's kind of inspiration, THE BLACK NOODLE PROJECT has its own identity. Great stuff ! THE BLACK NOODLE PROJECT is back in 2008 with a third absolutely stunning album: ""Eleonore"". On a music adapted from a fairytale, ""Eleonore Et Le Livre Interdit"", written by the guitarist-vocalist Jérémie GRIMA, this opus takes you to a world of insistent melodies, splendid guitar surges and striking rhythms. The tracks are linked to each other, in a consistent set, where the story-telling, that may be read either in English or in French throught a multimedia track included here, is blended to a most sophisticated and expressive musical expression. Pushing to extremes what has become its distinctive mark, the band alternates, better than ever, heavy parts and very atmospheric passages. All that's left to do for the listener then is to get immersed in the marvellous world of Eleonore, the orphan girl seeking for the land were dreams come true. The reason why the Floydian influence has become more discreet than in ""Play Again"" is that the group has been able to free itself from their masters in order to create an album with great maturity. Sometimes close to PORCUPINE TREE, ANATHEMA or MY DYING BRIDE in inspiration by its both heavy and melancolic side, THE BLACK NOODLE PROJECT is reaching the big league now… And this is not going to disappoint us !

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