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<\/a><\/h4>\nIn a world where mostly everything can be explained by science, dreaming is a field that is still to be explored thoroughly. With no doubt, it is one of the most fascinating topics for many people, especially for those who tend to remember their dreams well. We\u2019re going on mental journeys every night and come to terms with our feelings – dreams can feel extremely real and completely surreal at the same time.<\/p>\n
Julien Sournac, the visionary behind the French progressive rock act Wolve<\/strong>, made use of this concept and created the album Sleepwalker<\/em>, which depicts the journey of a dream by a beautifully balanced mix of organic music and synthetic sounds. Styles are ranging from 90s alt-rock, prog rock and post-metal to ambient and jazz. Sleepwalker<\/em> has been written with a certain vision and great skill and performed with emotion. And it doesn\u2019t stop there – all material has been written and performed by the talented Julien Sournac himself. I\u2019m especially sold on his vocal performance. From low to high, smooth to aggressive, he\u2019s able to express his emotions so that every listener will not only hear, but actually feel what he\u2019s singing.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Tall Trees\u201d is an acoustic opener that seems very simple due to \u201conly\u201d two instruments being featured on this track, but it does have a huge impact on the listener. From the very beginning, the listener gets introduced to Sournac\u2019s expressive vocals and beautifully written lyrics accompanied by a plucked guitar melody. After scarce two minutes, the first epic \u201cCassiah\u201d kicks off with an impressive riff, gets calmer afterwards and builds up to a full spectrum of different sounds and melodies created by both electric and acoustic guitars, ambient sounds and vocal harmonies \u2013 an outstanding blend of edgy elements, great dynamics and harmonic melodies. \u201cOcean\u201d uses quite the same instruments with the addition of a piano and a tambourine; all-in-all, this track is about representing the vividness of an ocean and more on the prog rock side. \u201cCountdown\u201d is a short prelude to the last epic \u201cColors Collapse\u201d where punchy metal and atmospheric and jazzy melodies collide. The album is rounded off by the eponymous \u201cSleepwalker\u201d, one of the catchiest songs on the record (I often find myself humming the chorus), which has, like \u201cThe Tall Trees\u201d, a more singer-songwriter approach.<\/p>\n As a whole, Sleepwalker<\/em> is a remarkable piece of music that contains everything from fine arrangements, great melodies, a truly dreamy ambience and grand emotions and an album that is set to not only please, but enchant those ones who allow themselves to completely dive into it.<\/p>\n If dreaming always was as splendid as Wolve<\/strong>\u2019s music, I wish dreams would never come to an end. Luckily, I have found a substitute, and if the last line of \u201cSleepwalker\u201d is to be believed, Wolve<\/strong> won\u2019t stop here, but is on \u201ca trip that never ends\u201d.<\/p>\n