Broken Springs - Hidden Door - Progressive Voyages Review

I was contacted by the guitarist Josef simko and asked if I would consider reviewing this particular album, As I always want to encourage new talent and share my discoveries with other like minded folks. Well I think this great album may appear in several Best albums of the year which nis rapidly approaching us isn't it?

Hidden Door is a 7 track set of songs that are all interconnected by The Hidden Door, The shortest track is just under 6 minutes and four of the others are 9 minutes plus with the longest being 15 minutes plus.

In addition to guitarist Josef Simko the band comprises of Madeline Besson (Molly Monshine) on vocals

Tabor Kozak - Bass

Merely Sumalon - Drums

Peter toth - Guitars

JIosef simko - Guitar, Irish Biouziki, Keyboards

They are aidedc by Peter Czaoko - Saxaphone on Coastline and Nora Kacsenyak - Cello on Release and Netti Viven Novak - Cello on Riders

So lets dig in and see what this is all about shall we?

The album starts withbstray Heart which is comprised of the distinct parts, 1/The Reason And The Fear, 2/ The Stairwat And The Portal 3/ Find Me.

The reason And ThecFearvis an *instrumental which opens with wave sounds of the surf and acoustic guitar, before it is joined by a strong upfront bass from Tobor skeyboards then join the sound adding hypnotic textures to the sound, slowly building to a drum crescendo and a free flowing ascending synthesiser line then the guitar crashes in and the falls away to acoustic guitar as the second paart The stairway And The Portal begins and we get to hhear the wonderfulmvocals of Madeline Besson who has a remarkable voice really it has a great timbre and toneit irs clear and strong not overpowering but more than adequate for the role.