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https:\/\/progetplus.over-blog.com\/2025\/07\/desert-comb-music-s-il-est-un-theme-qui-n-a-jamais-cesse-d-inspirer-les-musiciens-de-rock-progressif-c-est-bien-la-science-fiction-le-premier-album-eponyme-des-australiens-d-ambient-den-en-constitue-une-nouvelle-fois-une-preuve-eclatante-et-quel-s<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If there’s one theme that has never ceased to inspire progressive rock musicians, it’s science fiction. The self-titled debut album from Australian band Ambient Den is yet another shining example of this. And what musical style could better embody this imaginary world than space rock, with its soaring atmospheres, instrumental flourishes, and cosmic soundscapes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is therefore both this theme and this musical language that guitarist Ben Craven , keyboardist Tim Bennetts and drummer Dean Povey – all three also providing vocals – have chosen to explore, propelling their sonic vessel to the far reaches of stellar imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across six tracks (ten including bonus tracks), Ambient Den takes us on a journey through humanity’s quest for a new home, lost in the vastness of space. This quest culminates in the terraforming of a distant world, the future sanctuary of a civilization in exile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This story is masterfully set to music. Inspired by the golden age of 1970s progressive rock, it takes us on this epic journey through vast, ethereal and evocative soundscapes, where guitar, keyboards, percussion and vocals trace the contours of an interstellar voyage that is as epic as it is sensitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the very first notes, Tim Bennetts ‘ keyboards act as a command center, weaving a dense and cinematic atmospheric tapestry, between captivating soundscapes and crystalline motifs. Their presence evokes distant stars, nebulae, and the silent expanses of space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben Craven , for his part, uses his guitar as a vehicle for emotion. By turns introspective, flamboyant, or stormy, it embodies the soul of the cosmic traveler, caught between doubt, hope, and solitude in the face of infinity. The solos\u2014stretched, expressive, and deeply felt\u2014are reminiscent of both David Gilmour and Steve Hackett , lending the whole a striking dramatic intensity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dean Povey ‘s precise and nuanced drumming provides the album’s narrative momentum. It alternates between slow, solemn passages and powerful bursts of speed, reflecting the turbulence of the journey or moments of suspended grace. It marks the transitions, underscores the shifts in tone, and gives the story its full dynamism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like a science fiction film, Ambient Den , with its blend of long instrumental pieces and vocal tracks, unfolds like a story: with tension, wonder, and the feeling of accompanying characters glimpsed in the background. It’s not simply an album: it’s a stellar odyssey, a tribute to exploration, to human resilience, to that persistent obsession with a possible elsewhere\u2014but also a declaration of love for the legendary bands (Pink Floyd foremost among them) that fueled their imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A memorable musical journey that will leave a lasting impression on lovers of refined music and sonic reveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An album that stands out as a must-have and fully deserves its place in any progressive music collection worthy of the name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Securities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Future History Part 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. For All Mankind<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Provenance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Earthrise<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Terraforming<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Future History Part 2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Bonus Tracks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. F or All Mankind (Single Edit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Earthrise (Single Edit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Terraforming (Single Edit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Future History Part 2 (Single Edit)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Musicians:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Ben Craven – Guitar
      Tim Bennetts – Keyboards
      Dean Povey – Drums<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Link ———> Official Website<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      S\u2019il est un th\u00e8me qui n\u2019a jamais cess\u00e9 d\u2019inspirer les musiciens de rock progressif, c\u2019est bien la science-fiction. Le premier album \u00e9ponyme des Australiens d\u2019Ambient Den en constitue, une nouvelle fois, une preuve \u00e9clatante. Et quel style musical pourrait mieux incarner cet imaginaire que le space rock, avec ses atmosph\u00e8res planantes, ses envol\u00e9es instrumentales et ses paysages sonores cosmiques ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      C\u2019est donc \u00e0 la fois ce th\u00e8me et ce langage musical que le guitariste Ben Craven, le clavi\u00e9riste Tim Bennetts et le batteur Dean Povey – tous trois assurant \u00e9galement le chant – ont choisi d\u2019explorer, propulsant leur vaisseau sonore aux confins de l\u2019imaginaire stellaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u00c0 travers six titres (dix avec les bonus), Ambient Den nous embarque dans le r\u00e9cit de la qu\u00eate d\u2019un nouveau foyer pour l\u2019humanit\u00e9, perdue dans l\u2019immensit\u00e9 galactique. Un p\u00e9riple qui culmine avec la terraformation d\u2019un monde lointain, futur sanctuaire d\u2019une civilisation en exil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Cette histoire est mise en musique de mani\u00e8re magistrale. Inspir\u00e9e par les grandes heures du rock progressif des ann\u00e9es 1970, elle nous fait vivre cette \u00e9pop\u00e9e au son de paysages sonores vastes, a\u00e9riens et \u00e9vocateurs, o\u00f9 guitare, claviers, percussions et chant tracent les contours d\u2019un voyage intersid\u00e9ral aussi \u00e9pique que sensible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      D\u00e8s les premi\u00e8res notes, les claviers de Tim Bennetts jouent le r\u00f4le de centre de commandement, tissant une trame atmosph\u00e9rique dense et cin\u00e9matique, entre nappes envo\u00fbtantes et motifs cristallins. Leur pr\u00e9sence \u00e9voque les \u00e9toiles lointaines, les n\u00e9buleuses et les \u00e9tendues silencieuses de l\u2019espace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Ben Craven, quant \u00e0 lui, fait de sa guitare un vecteur d\u2019\u00e9motion. Tour \u00e0 tour introspective, flamboyante ou orageuse, elle incarne l\u2019\u00e2me du voyageur cosmique, entre doutes, espoirs et solitude face \u00e0 l\u2019infini. Les solos – \u00e9tir\u00e9s, expressifs, habit\u00e9s – rappellent autant David Gilmour que Steve Hackett, conf\u00e9rant \u00e0 l\u2019ensemble une intensit\u00e9 dramatique saisissante.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      La batterie de Dean Povey, pr\u00e9cise et nuanc\u00e9e, assure l\u2019\u00e9lan narratif de l\u2019album. Elle alterne entre lente solennit\u00e9 et acc\u00e9l\u00e9rations puissantes, traduisant les turbulences du voyage ou les instants de gr\u00e2ce suspendue. Elle marque les transitions, souligne les changements de ton et donne au r\u00e9cit toute sa dynamique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Tel un film de science-fiction, Ambient Den, entre longues pieces instrumentales et morceaux chant\u00e9s, s\u2019\u00e9coute comme on suivrait un sc\u00e9nario : avec tension, \u00e9merveillement, et l\u2019impression d\u2019accompagner des personnages que l\u2019on devine en arri\u00e8re-plan. Ce n\u2019est pas simplement un album : c\u2019est une odyss\u00e9e stellaire, un hommage \u00e0 l\u2019exploration, \u00e0 la r\u00e9silience humaine, \u00e0 cette obsession tenace d\u2019un ailleurs possible – mais aussi une d\u00e9claration d\u2019amour aux groupes mythiques (Pink Floyd en t\u00eate) qui ont nourri leur imaginaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Une travers\u00e9e musicale m\u00e9morable qui marquera durablement les amateurs de musique raffin\u00e9e et de r\u00eaveries sonores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Un disque qui s\u2019impose comme une \u00e9vidence et qui m\u00e9rite amplement sa place dans toute discoth\u00e8que progressive digne de ce nom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Titres:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Future History Part 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. For All Mankind<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Provenance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Earthrise<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Terraforming<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. Future History Part 2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Titres Bonus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. F o r All Mankind (Single Edit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Earthrise (Single Edit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Terraforming (Single Edit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. Future History P a r t 2 (Single Edit)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Musiciens:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Ben Craven – Guitare
          Tim Bennetts – Claviers
          Dean Povey – Batterie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Lien ———> Site Officiel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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