Album number 12 from mastermind Arne Schäfer and his congenial partner Eberhard Graef. The fifth under the PPR banner. We can be truly proud of this level of trust. As usual, a fantastic neo-retro prog album with great long tracks. Arne writes:
"The new Apogee album Through the Gate is stylistically a bit more diverse. Based on the elements of classic progressive rock (see. Jethro Tull, Yes, Genesis, Gentle Giant, ELP, UK, Rush), the musical spectrum also extends to influences from classical, folk rock, and heavy rock, and the title track even features clear jazz influences. The album contains four long tracks ranging from 4 to 12 minutes in length and two shorter pieces. As always, the pieces are structurally very complex, containing large-scale tension arcs, many odd rhythms and harmonic modulations, but also atmospheric elements, catchy choruses, and improvised guitar solos. and hymnic passages, as well as Apogee-typical orchestrations. During production, I once again placed great emphasis on natural dynamics and transparency, so that each instrument remains clearly identifiable in the mix. As on the last Apogee albums, Ebi Graef plays drums, and I play all the other instruments. For the album cover, we used beautiful astronomical photographs by Versus X engineer Andreas Tofahrn, who also created the album layout.
01 No One But Ourselves
02 Emotional Feedback
03 At The Crossroads
04 Through The Gate
05 Keep The Fame
06 The Turning Point
