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This female keyboard trio started in the next line-up: Keiko Kumagai (keyboards), Kyoko Kanazawa (bass) and Akiko Takahashi (drums). In "92 ARS NOVA released their promising debut-album "Fear & Anxiety", a tribute to ELP with floods of powerful Hammond organ and flashing synthesizer solos, supported by a strong and adventurous rhythm-section. After several album and changes in the line-up, ARS NOVA is still going strong and end 2003 the trio released their new CD entitled "Biogenesis Project": it"s loaded with spectacular instrumental prog rock in the vein of ELP, UK and TRACE. The current ARS NOVA includes Keiko Kumagai (keyboards), Akiko Takahashi (drums, voice) and Mika (vocal and chorus).

My favorite ARS NOVA CD is "The Goddess of Darkness": captivating compositions with lots of spectacular keyboardplay (Hammond organ, Mellotron and synthesizers) and a splendid, very propulsive rhythm-section. In my opinion ARS NOVA has reached their pinnacle with this album, other albums also contain great material but sound less mature, they fail to generate the same excitement. At some moments I think "I"ve heard this before" and then my attention fades away. Nonetheless, all ARS NOVA albums reach a decent level and always contain good keyboardplay to enjoy. 



Tracks(on Musea CD):
1. Kali - Demolition & Massacre (9:21) 
2. Fury - The Daughter & The Simoon, After The Simoon (4:24) 
3. Morgan - The Fate Awaits Inevitable (11:41) 
4. Isis - She Wakes The Dead (4:41) 
5. The Gorgons - Never Look At Her Eyes (10:30)

Total Time: 40:37

Line-up / Musicians 
- Keiko Kumagai / all compositions, keyboards 
- Kyoko Kanazawa / bass 
- Akiko Takahashi / drums 


Poster: Digitalrika