From Bandcamp, the words “Stoner Prog from France since 2013” was all that I could find. Even the EPK didn’t have a bio sheet in it. So, we are going to just have to let the music do the talking. The album has six songs, and “The Breach” is first. It rolls in with a gentle, subdued sound from light percussion and bass guitar, and the tension is thick. Fuzzy guitar tones follow, as is common in this genre, and the sounds begins to pick up with vocals. The music is quite somber, depressing, and serious in nature. “The Disappearance of Camille Saint-Saens” is both rowdier and longer, at first. The sound retreats in the first verse but comes roaring back in the others. Some psychedelic elements also rear their head here and much of the song seems to be done in a “free jam” sort of way. The ending reverts back to doleful piano notes, and is transitions to a highly emotional output.  

“Flight 19” has rigid and sturdy tones out of the gate, with a muddy sort of background, in that the length of each riff flows into the next one. The vocals are smoother, but there is still a darkness hanging out. “Close to the Edge” is a short, four-minute offering, as the shadows lift and the sun rises. There is a simple, but effective melody line, until a distorted riff enters, replacing some of the simpler things in life with some judgement calls. The title track translates to “fools gold” in English. It has another mellow sound, although the main riff buzzes in your ears. I get early Grunge vibes out of this song, which makes sense, because many of the genre’s forefathers flirted with this sound as well.

“Clouds are Not Spheres” closes the album, and there are both simple passages and ones where the fat sneaks out from the sides of your clothes. The gentler moments are introspective, but the more hardened moments hit you in the face like bear paw. This was a bit of a puzzling album, getting to peel back all of the layers and looking for answers.  It was also a bit difficult to categorize, but we will leave that up to others. Taking the music at face value, it wasn’t overly complicated, and there weren’t obvious answers, begging the question, what did you get out of the album?