French band whose debut was more than welcome for exhausted classic prog sound after Time finally overcame senseless, vacuous and no doubt submissive Eighties. Ambitious mix of classic French prog, zeuhl and fusion has proven solid and substantial despite not the best sound-cloth. Melodies and arrangements are effective and are able to echo in one's mind for quite a time. Interesting enough, I traced some atmospheres which was to find in 1997, on Voivod 's Phobos, with only slightly different effect. Seconde Ere is tighter.
Production is far better than on debut.
Guitar of Jad Ayache is powerful and loud, bass is throbbing somewhere near while drums push altogether in a very decisive way. Band managed to maintain all their characteristics. As on En Chemin , a trumpet and two saxes are beside. Overall, while quite Present -ish, they remind me of Tiemko 's L'Ocean a bit. Quite good and quite recommended.