Entering the Spectra

Karmakanic | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 25, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Regain Records
• ASIN: B00008L3P2
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #344,687 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Little Man

2. Entering the Spectra/L: Yellow/LL: Blue (The Innocent)/LLL: ...

3. The Spirit Remains the Same

4. Cyberdust from Mars

5. Space Race No

6. The Man in the Moon Cries

7. One Whole Half

8. Is This the End: Pt. L (The End)/Pt. LL (The Question)

9. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major

10. Welcome to Paradise

11. Loser's Game

Editorial Reviews

Progressive masterpiece in the vein of Flower Kings and King Crimson. Featuring members Roine Stolt (Transatlantic/Flower Kings) and Goran Edman (Yngwie Malmsteen). Regain Records. 2002. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars new kings ?, April 20, 2007

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papermoon (Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Entering the Spectra (Audio CD)

Is this new Flower Kings? No, it's a Jonas Reingold side project but just as good. This is a bass player's dream cd with Reingold playing the coolest bass riffs I have ever heard. With help from the FK members, this could easily be mistaken as a FK cd. This is much better than any of Thomas Bodin's solo projects which are sometimes tedious to listen to. Play on Jonas !!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Musically brilliant, vocally mixed, February 7, 2003

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This review is from: Entering the Spectra (Audio CD)

Roine Stolt, Tomas Bodin, Jaime Salazar and Zoltan Csorsz from the Flower Kings all join Jonas Reingold in this, the debut of Karmakanic. There are other musicians throughout, Robert Engstrand does a fine job on keyboards, Johan Glossner assumes the guitar when Roine is not involved and Goran Edman from Yngwie Malmsteen also replaces Stolt on vocals from time to time. Here lies the problem with the disc. The compositions are consistently strong and hold one's interest. There are times when it leans a bit toward heavy metal but it is clearly a prog effort. It is with the heavy metal leanings of Edman that I find fault. Glossner, for the most part is fine but no Stolt. Edman's vocal histrionics can be tough to take. There are times it is clear that he has a strong voice but he often over extends it. It can be grating. Still, it is a highly enjoyable disc. Many similarities to the Flower Kings. On his next effort Reingold would do well to establish his own sound. Reingold's bass playing?....absolutely fantastic. His Jaco Pastorious influences are obvious but this is a unique and exciting new voice, one that prog has not seen the likes of since Squire first came onto the scene some thirty plus years ago. Worth picking up...Simon

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, creative prog, December 1, 2005

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Shane Wheeler (Kelowna, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Entering the Spectra (Audio CD)

So, wow. Who would have thought Jonas Reingold - Flower Kings bassist - was the main man on this release?

This is excellent progressive music. Absolutely excellent. The vocals are good. The music is flawless. And the songs are amazing. So good, in fact, I'll go through each track.

The Little Man N/A
Just an intro. A strange intro, describing someone who is the basis of this concept album.

Entering the Spectra 10/10
Amazing track. Pure prog all the way through. Some great playing. And when it slows down, to build up again, is rediculously good. These guys are good at making it sound like they completely lost the path in the song, then molding it all together again.

The Spirit Remains The Same 10/10
One of the highlights of the album. A lot more of a straightforward rocker, but heavily prog. Great, great song.

Cyberdust from Mars 7/10
This is a strange song. Pretty good, and it sound quite different than any song I think I've ever heard.

Space Race No. 3 10/10
This piece is borderline progressive metal here. Really good. Great vocals.

The Man in the Moon Cries 7/10
This is like a ballad, but a lot more bluesy. Unique. This might possibly be the only lower point on the album, but only because I'm really not a blues fan.

One Whole Half 8/10
An amazing instrumental piece. Pretty much every band member gets to show off their skills, and you won't be unimpressed. Jaw-dropping.

Is This The End? 10/10
Another highlight. This is a ballad, starting with a haunting piano melody and dominated by very dark, emotional vocals. It then flows into a very tense instrumental segment, and I swear every time that happens, you just stop and think to yourself, "Wow". It ends off with a very unique, climatic conclusion and a great synthesizor solo.

Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major 8/10
A solo reindition of a classic. Jaw dropping.

Welcome to Paradise 15/10
My favorite on the album. One of the most enjoyable prog songs I've heard. It's just a 'fun' song - and 9:00 of it. Everything is great, but its a bit cheesy. In a good way. They have some vocal dialogue partway through thats possibly the cheesiest thing you've ever heard, but it's the highlight of the album, in my opinion. The chorus is catchy as sin, too.

The Loser's Game 7/10
Strange song. Ever wonder what would occur if the Backstreet Boys made a song with Metallica? It would be similar to this. It's catchy, and you're nearly embarrassed to be caught listening to it. But it's a very good bonus track.

All in all, a very good progressive album. Add it to your prog archives.