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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 7 reviews)
Sales Rank: 4799
Category: Music
Artist: Karmakanic
Publisher: Inside Out / SPV
Studio: Inside Out / SPV
Manufacturer: Inside Out / SPV
Label: Inside Out / SPV
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 79922
UPC: 693723799223
EAN: 0693723799223
ASIN: B001F4T8WG
Release Date: November 18, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Send A Message From The Heart | | • | Let In Hollywood | | • | WhoAs The Boss In The Factory | | • | Two Blocks From The Edge | | • | Eternally Pt: 1 | | • | Eternally Pt: 2 |
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Product Description
Karmakanic is a side project of The Flower Kings bass player Jonas Reingold. This unique progressive rock band has already gained critical acclaim with the releases of Entering The Spectra (2002) and Wheel Of Life (2004). Now Karmakanic is back with their new studio album entitled Who s The Boss In The Factory which is their third and most diverse studio album to date. The album was recorded at Reingold s Reingold Recording Studios as it is a compositionally and technically accomplished masterpiece which lives up to the highest expectations.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
Karmakanic Comes of Age December 29, 2008
Who's the Boss in the Factory is one of the best Prog-Rock discs of 2008. If you like the Flower Kings, Spock's Beard, Kaipa, Transatlantic, Porcupine Tree, Unitopia, RPWL, Tangent, or anything on InsideOut Records, buy this disc with confidence. Wow, for a second there I'd forgotten there was so much good modern prog.
Still this is one of the best this year. Solid epic songwriting, unafraid to traverse multiple genres. Keyboard-centric but with an unusual bass emphasis (makes sense as Reingold, the Flower Kings' bassist, is the brains behind it). I love his bass. In general his style and tone remind me a bit of Squire from Yes. Definitely, if you enjoy that aspect of things, check out his thick, bubbly action on Kaipa's numerous CDs.
This is not just another Flower Kings' side project (notice that Roine isn't here). On this disc, Karmakanic has finally come of age as their own band. I enjoyed their first two discs, but I will admit it was partly from a collector's point of view. They suffered from a lack of serious direction, I felt, and the production was not quite up to a major-label release kind of level. All that has now changed.
So, again, buy this disc with confidence. Even if you haven't heard anything proggy since Greg Lake went through puberty the first time, you'll love this disc. (not knocking Lake--one of my all time favorites--but nobody today can sing like he did on Trilogy or Tarkus, not even him. Sigh)
Very Strong Album December 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just wanted to add my 2 cents worth to the other reviews. Being just a tad too young to have enjoyed the progressive rock glory days, I often find myself wondering what it might have been like to discover progressive rock from the giants while they were in full flight. It must have been fun to listen to the new Yes, ELP or King Crimson album as they came out rather than having to discover them through old recordings. Ever on the search for truly great progressive rock music that doesn't sound dated, derivative or simply "playing at progressive rock," I occasionally come across an album that makes me glad to be enjoying progressive rock today in 2008. This album sounds fresh, the melodies are strong and the playing is superb. I've come to expect nothing less of the Flower Kings camp. Perhaps this is a little unfair, so take it for what it's worth, but this album is a bit more linear and its figures seem a little tighter than most of the Flower Kings albums. Time seems a little more compressed and there is certainly less meandering then on FK albums, much in the same way that 90125 was a little more musically direct than say Going for the One.
 Highly Recommended December 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Definitely a different sound than the Flower Kings but as good as anything they produce. Enough said.
Why not 5 stars? I reserve 5 stars for the very rare killer CD that totally blows me away. I have been listening to progressive music for the better part of 35 years. 4 stars still means buy it! 5 stars means, to me, it could be a classic of modern Prog. i.e. The first Transatlantic CD.
Brilliant effort by Jonas and company December 5, 2008
This cd continues to grow on me. 'Send A Message from the Heart' is a glorious epic with all of the touches that make a great symphonic progessive rock song.
The production is superb so you'll be rewarded with an Ipod or headphones. It ranges from upbeat and funky with 'Let in Hollywood' to somber and moving with 'Eternally parts 1 and 2' (about the loss of his parents).
The title cut and Two Blocks from the Edge are solid as well. It's the best of their 3 cd's so far. While there are elements of Transatlantic and Pink Floyd in addition to The Flower Kings, I think it sounds like... Karmakanic!
simply outstanding December 5, 2008
This group just randomly showed up in "what others are buying" and then I read about Jonas Reingold and what others said, so for $5.84 mp3 download the previews sounded good. What a shocking thrill to hear how good this music is. Now I have to go back and buy the earlier items.
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