Sinkadus, the Swedish progressive band with their Swedish lyrics. Since I'm from this country myself, I find it really cool listening to prog rock with my mother tongue. I guess others wouldn't find it just as cool, but it's different of course. This CD contains five tracks, the shortest being 6:26 of playtime, and the longest 13:45. I guess the music could be compared to Genesis and King Crimson. It's kind of tragic sounding songs they've got here, and the vocals are performed in a very numb way. Good, but numb. Very charismatic to put it right. The line-up features both a flute and a cello player, and that is something that brings in some really cool elements, I think. A bit more of the old school, the sounds of Jethro Tull. The lyrics are translated into english in the booklet, which also is a good move so that all can get the impression of what the songs are about.

Sinkadus was the band that took over where Änglagård ended in 1994, and released the best debut album in 1996 in my opinion. Now they're back with their second album "Cirkus", the follow up to "Aurum Nostrum".

The music is a mix between Genesis, King Crimson, Yes and Änglagård. The vocals are singed in Swedish, and there's plenty of great instruments, such as flute, cello, organ and layers of beautiful Mellotron. The music is complex with many time-changes and instrumental passages. It also has a lot of contrast, and it varies from calm to very dramatic and intense.

The 16-page CD-booklet is very beautiful with illustrations to each song. I won't mention any highlights because every track is equally good. Sinkadus is one of the best bands from the '90's, and this may be the best album of the year. It's almost as good as their debut album "Aurum Nostrum" from 1996, and a future classic progressive album. Highly recommended, especially for lovers of Änglagård and Mellotron!