Castanarc - Journey To The East (84)

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Track Listings
1. Peyote (4:40)

2. Traveling Song (2:08)

3. Am I (3:30)

4. Goodbye to All That (5:50)

5. Rhyme (2:11)

6. The Fool (8:40)

7. Soon (3:04)

8. Journey To the East (7:30)

Total Time: 37:33
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Line-up/Musicians
- Mark Holiday / vocals

- David Powell / keyboards

- Paul Ineson / electric guitars

- Neil Duty / bass, electric, & acoustic guitars

- Dave Kirkland / drums & percussion
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CASTANARC's "Journey To The East"" is a real classic and is one of those light hearted progressive rock recordings with highly memorable songs.

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Standout for me here is the absolutely beautiful soft voice of Mark Holiday who I would say has one of the top voices.

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CASTANARC are a neo-prog act but never get too synthy for my liking instead delivering a gentle but complex offering which I am sure will please all prog heads.

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They never get too loud or out of control and keep focus on building vocal harmonies and beautiful sonic architecture.

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At times I think "Journey..." carries a slight Alan PARSONS touch. "Journey To The East" is a real cult prog classic and is a great album to sit and listen to.

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Obscure neo-proggers from the UK mid-80's scene, CASTANARC only stuck it out for four albums.

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The sound is a mixture of GENESIS and YES, but the vocalist sounds so much like John Waite that if you're a fan of his or the BABYS, it can tend to be a distraction.

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However, the music is more keyboard-oriented and less guitar-dominant than MARILLION, and reminds at times of SAGA. Overall, CASTANARC is a fairly decent neo-prog band, comparable in quality to PALLAS or PENDRAGON and not as good as JADIS.

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"Journey To The East" is a real cult prog classic and is a great album to sit and listen to.

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