Talisma - Chromium
Mals  (2005)
Progressive Rock

In Collection
#683

7*
CD  42:40
12 tracks
   01   Qwhat             06:18
   02   Dementia             03:29
   03   Leviosa             05:12
   04   Chromium             03:52
   05   Nebuleuse             02:48
   06   Nuclide             02:57
   07   Inversion             04:20
   08   Mobius             01:57
   09   Tibajigue             00:59
   10   Cumulus             03:12
   11   Hindi             04:14
   12   Double             03:22
Personal Details
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Country Canada
Cat. Number 061
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Notes
TALISMA

Donald Fleurent, Mark Di Claudio, Martin Vanier

Originally formed by Donald Fleurent and Stephane Prudhomme in1991, Talisma quickly gained recognition as one of the most original and promising new bands. One year later their first demo release, simply entitled 1994, received rave reviews by Quebec cities’ Cyclone music revue for having single handedly reinvented the progressive rock genre. In 1997 Stephane Prudhomme left Talisma to pursue a new musical project.

Talisma’s second effort, 1999, featuring performances by jazz musicians Alain Boyer (drums) and Florence Belanger (vocals,piano) Marc Filiatrault (Guitar) offered an exciting and interesting new melange of musical styles and arrangements. Unfortunately, due to artistic differences the band officially split up the following year.

The turn of the millennium brought the addition of guitarist Martin Vanier and drummer Mark Di Claudio which culminated in Talisma finally blossoming as a musical entity. Now a trio, each member in the band had the room to fully express himself. Their personal chemistry, a deep mutual respect coupled with years of experience and musical maturity enables them to work together seamlessly and efficiently as a unit.

Their 2003 release, Corpus (a completely instrumental album save for two tracks that offer scat style female vocals) takes the listeners- n a musical voyage that touches on almost every musical style imaginable - rock, jazz, latin, classical, as well as variousethnic influences and landed them their first record deal with Unicorn Records (www.unicornrecords.com).

While weaving through different time signatures and musical tapestries, Talisma creates groundbreaking new soundscapes that are at once structured, yet free. The band is now hard at work on their fourth effort, which is due out in spring 2004 and promises to be one of the year’s most exciting musical endeavors.