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Patte, Indrek: IN

IN is the fourth solo album from Estonian singer and keyboard player Indrek Patte, a frontman also known for his time in bands such as Ruja and Linnu Tee. Operating in the world of symphonic prog, Patte has brought together a skilled group of musicians for this album, Mathieh Spaetar (Frank Carducci) on guitar, Vladislav Reinfeldt on bass and Andrus Lillepea on drums.

The overall approach of the album is sumptuous, a vintage edge given to a contemporary sounding set of songs that still mainly pull their influences from days of old. With Patte possessing a loosely John Wetton like tone to his vocals and some of the rhythmical patterns clearly nodding to Gentle Giant, things are brought a little further forward with flecks of IQ and maybe even latter day Kansas added in here and there. Admittedly, opening with the instrumental - titled “The Opening” - isn’t necessarily the most obvious way to introduce IN, the most restrained piece on show then giving way to the energetic, bright burst of “Are You In”, and put basically, the answer is yes, I sure am! Darting, lively and with great interplay between the keys and guitars - both shine throughout the whole album - it’s difficult not to quickly get caught up in the clever songwriting, an aspect reinforced quite magnificently by the closing, near sixteen minutes of “The Lord Of Miracles”, which for me is this album’s crowning glory. That said, what comes in between never once dips, “Walking With You” quickly moving through the gears and with an excellent vocal from Patte, whereas the push and pull of “Twisted Reality” and its Gentle Giant like structure offers a clever change of pace.

With a decidedly Christian slant to nearly all the lyrics across the album, there is a possibility that not everyone will connect with the themes being explored. However, anyone put off by that aspect will be missing out on a really strong, vintage prog excursion that is also clever enough to be able to hook in an audience that maybe prefers a more modern approach.


Track Listing
1. The Opening 

2. Are You In? 

3. Twisted Reality

4. Restless

5. Walking with You 

6. Fragile 

7. Lord of the Miracles

Added: May 31st 2024
Reviewer: Steven Reid
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Related Link: Indrek Patte @ bandcamp
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