Flight - Echoes of Journeys Past - Heavy Rock aus Norwegen

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Sofern es schon einen Thread gibt, gerne zusammenlegen. Das neue Album catcht mich noch mal auf einem ganz anderen Level als die bereits großartigen 2 Vorgänger.

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DVP 263 Flight – Echoes of Journeys Past LP/CD/MC/Shirt

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the highly anticipated third album of Norway’s FLIGHT, Echoes of Journeys Past, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

To call Norway’s FLIGHT “retro” or “vintage” is to miss the point. Since their formation in 2012, the band have walked the fine line between effortless and studious – a throwback to ’70s proto-metal, sure, but done with such vigor and authenticity that even the most skeptical listener would be helpless to resist being whisked away some four decades into the past. Simply, their music exists in that same vacuum when ROCK conquered all. FLIGHT bring the past into the present and write understated-yet-invigorating rockers that draw from a very rich (and idiosyncratic) history. To date, the band’s two full-length records mark specific periods of their patient oeuvre: 2015’s rough ‘n’ ready self-titled debut and 2018’s sci-fi-themed A Leap Through Matter.

Now, FLIGHT continue that patient ascent with LP #3, Echoes of Journeys Past. Presciently titled, Echoes of Journeys Past indeed steps deeper into that mythical, muddied past where genre delineations had yet to be created – and, more so, when “rocking out” was fully based on feel. Retaining that tasteful kinda-clean guitar tone that paradoxically allows their intrinsic grit to hit that much harder, FLIGHT seek a moodier batch of songs that dart in dazzling directions. Each one’s based on a brisk, but-never-rushed pace, and each winds back and forth between hook and lead, rocking and reeling.

There’s an elusive X-factor that makes the album such an enchanting spin, a touch of melancholy, or more so mystery. But most of all, it’s FLIGHT’s synthesis of songwriting and performance that pushes Echoes of Journeys Past into the halls of greatness. Every hit of the drum or strum of the guitar evokes a sensation of warmth, and the vocals adds a layer of pathos to the soundscape. All of this works in service of telling the STORY of the song. Indeed, the album plays out like a story, recalling so much of the 1970s without singly settling on one specific era or sound, before reaching a climax with the ten-minute closer “Mystic Mountain,” which sounds exactly as it’s titled.

The retro-rock game is more crowded than ever, but with roots equally in proto-metal, FLIGHT continue to explore relatively rarefied ground with increasingly powerful results. Strange as it may seem that that power has exploded tenfold by scaling back, Echoes of a Journey Past could yet be the band’s breakthrough record. Those who cherish Gorham/Robertson-era Thin Lizzy, Rainbow’s Down to Earth into Difficult to Cure, or even Blue Öyster Cult at their late ’70s / early ’80s peak, you’ve found your new modern classic.“

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on easter yellow vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.
– MC edition with sticker, button, download code.
– Shirt

Out 28th July.




Hier kann man den Titeltrack hören: https://www.deaf-forever.de/songpremiere-flight
 
Ich hatte Flight mit deren Debut zusammen mit Night entdeckt.
Flight haben was von Hällas, die Musik und der Gesang klingen recht ähnlich.
Also wer Hällas und Night mag, sollte in die (bisher) zwei Alben von Flight reinhören.
Ist beim Debut zwar etwas rumpeliger, hat aber Charme.


Edit: der neue Song ist eine hörbare Weiterentwicklung und tatsächlich etwas flotter unterwegs.
Gefällt ganz gut, mal vorgemerkt bei HRR und Bandcamp.
 
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Ganz genau, der Vorabtrack hat sich als heftiger Ohrwurm entpuppt. Ich komme wohl nicht rum, das Album mit der Armagh zusammen zu bestellen.
Same here :). Die Armagh ist fantastisch und das neue Flight Album wird mega !!!

@zopilote jepp, auch das Flight Debüt ist stark, aber wie du sagst, da war es noch ein wenig von der Stange (wenngleich, wie gesagt, trotzdem richtig gut) bzw. in der Findungsphase. Das Folgealbum war da ne klare Steigerung und ihr neues 3.Werk wird da glaub nochmal ne Schippe drauflegen, freu mich darauf!!
 
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Großartig ❤️✨!!!

Meine top 3 dieses Jahr (bei einem generell sehr, sehr starkem Musikjahr!)- ohne Reihenfolge, da letztlich auch zu unterschiedlich, die sich gut möglich auch gar nicht mehr groß ändern wird:

Century - Conquests Of Time :verehr:
Crown Lands - Fearless :verehr:
und (jetzt schon mutmaßlich, da GENAU mein Ding, Magic Rock ✨ und 1st wave of NWOBHM in Kombination) Flight - Echoes Of Journeys Past :verehr:
 
Der Erstdurchgang läuft bislang ja mal ziemlich gut an. Die schon genannten Vergleiche zu Hällas und Night kann ich nachvollziehen, noch etwas mehr klingt's bislang für mich aber nach einer Mischung aus Rush, Blue Öyster Cult und Spell, wobei's aber noch jede Menge abseitigere Einflüsse gibt - in "Valley Of The Moon" sind mir direkt einige Vergleiche zu Canterbury-Bands à la Caravan oder Soft Machine eingefallen. Der Gesang ist nicht so ganz auffällig, aber daran gewöhne ich mich bei diesem Umfeld wohl auch noch. ;)
 
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DVP 263 Flight – Echoes of Journeys Past LP/CD/MC/Shirt

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the highly anticipated third album of Norway’s FLIGHT, Echoes of Journeys Past, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

To call Norway’s FLIGHT “retro” or “vintage” is to miss the point. Since their formation in 2012, the band have walked the fine line between effortless and studious – a throwback to ’70s proto-metal, sure, but done with such vigor and authenticity that even the most skeptical listener would be helpless to resist being whisked away some four decades into the past. Simply, their music exists in that same vacuum when ROCK conquered all. FLIGHT bring the past into the present and write understated-yet-invigorating rockers that draw from a very rich (and idiosyncratic) history. To date, the band’s two full-length records mark specific periods of their patient oeuvre: 2015’s rough ‘n’ ready self-titled debut and 2018’s sci-fi-themed A Leap Through Matter.

Now, FLIGHT continue that patient ascent with LP #3, Echoes of Journeys Past. Presciently titled, Echoes of Journeys Past indeed steps deeper into that mythical, muddied past where genre delineations had yet to be created – and, more so, when “rocking out” was fully based on feel. Retaining that tasteful kinda-clean guitar tone that paradoxically allows their intrinsic grit to hit that much harder, FLIGHT seek a moodier batch of songs that dart in dazzling directions. Each one’s based on a brisk, but-never-rushed pace, and each winds back and forth between hook and lead, rocking and reeling.

There’s an elusive X-factor that makes the album such an enchanting spin, a touch of melancholy, or more so mystery. But most of all, it’s FLIGHT’s synthesis of songwriting and performance that pushes Echoes of Journeys Past into the halls of greatness. Every hit of the drum or strum of the guitar evokes a sensation of warmth, and the vocals adds a layer of pathos to the soundscape. All of this works in service of telling the STORY of the song. Indeed, the album plays out like a story, recalling so much of the 1970s without singly settling on one specific era or sound, before reaching a climax with the ten-minute closer “Mystic Mountain,” which sounds exactly as it’s titled.

The retro-rock game is more crowded than ever, but with roots equally in proto-metal, FLIGHT continue to explore relatively rarefied ground with increasingly powerful results. Strange as it may seem that that power has exploded tenfold by scaling back, Echoes of a Journey Past could yet be the band’s breakthrough record. Those who cherish Gorham/Robertson-era Thin Lizzy, Rainbow’s Down to Earth into Difficult to Cure, or even Blue Öyster Cult at their late ’70s / early ’80s peak, you’ve found your new modern classic.“

– Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card and download code.
– Special edition on easter yellow vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, post card, download code and patch.
– CD edition with sticker and obi.
– MC edition with sticker, button, download code.
– Shirt – slightly delayed, will ship soon!
 
Großartige Scheibe! Hoffentlich kriegen sie es diesmal gebacken, auf Tour zu gehen. Wir hatten schon vor einigen Jahren schon ein paar Mal versucht, sie nach Berlin zu bringen, sogar noch mit nem anderen Veranstalter zusammen. Nicht die einfachste Menschen...
Aber ey, dieses neue Album ist einfach mega!
 
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Da kommt man völlig tiefenentspannt aus dem Urlaub zurück, klickt sich ins Forum rein .... und schlittert gleich wieder in die nächste Herzrhythmusstörung.
Völlig geiles Zeug, wie gemacht für den Sohn meiner Mutter!

"Path To Nowhere ..." hat mir grad die Buxen vom Gebein gerissen!

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Wenn in der Beschreibung irgendwas von Skandinavien in Kombination mit Blue Öyster Cult oder Thin Lizzy steht ist bei mir eigentlich immer gleich Schnarch-Alarm angesagt. Nun haben Flight aber offensichtlich viel Caravan gehört und das macht "Echoes of Journeys Past" zu einem sehr kurzweiligen Album mit Tiefgang und einer entspannten Grundstimmung. Schöne Überraschung!
 
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