Review
Belgian composer, keyboardplayer, producer and soundengineer Frank Van Bogaert is a masterful creator of warm, sensitive, romantic, symphonic and hypnotising electronic music. Nomads, his sixth album (if you don t count One out of Five the best of album) must be Frank s mile stone to this date. He worked 2 years on this album and the sonic richness is second to none. Sounddesign is an important part in Frank's music. Every sound on Nomads is thought of carefully and recorded in the best possible way. The making of this album proved to be more challenging than any previous release I ve done... , Frank says in the sleeve notes. Indeed, Nomads has become an impressive musical journey taking the listener to different but well defined places. Pablo Magne, designer of the sleeve artwork felt very inspired by Frank s music which is showcased in the beautiful 12 page booklet. From the symphonic Crack The Blue Sky , Nomads , Ritual , Aquatopia and Mont Blanc (perhaps the best two tracks on the CD in which Frank shows his skills on the piano), the slightly jazzy Furious Jam , the rhythmic High and Drive , the soft Blue Down There to the closing ambient track Beneath The Ice with an intense atmosphere, every piece on this album has its own special story, sound and image. It has been said and written before: Frank s music stands out of the crowd. On Nomads he has surpassed everything he has done so far. This album is Frank s masterpiece and puts him once more on top of the contemporary electronic music scene. --Paul Rijkens,iO pages,The Netherlands
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Nomads is Frank's sixth album (if you don t count One ouf of Five ,the best of ). This must be Frank's mile stone to this date. He worked 2 years on this album and the sonic richness is second to none. This masterpiece puts him once more on top of the melodic electronic music scene. Here we have a man that not only makes the music, he feels it, breaths it, lives it. An impressive statement that will stand the test of time. Come and listen to it yourself. This might be the best thing that will happen to you in 2007. Van Bogaert s music is a breath of fresh air
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