Ardor, by The Opium Cartel

Ardor

by The Opium Cartel

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Sven B. Schreiber (sbs) Looking at the cover photo, I wouldn't guess that this is a good album. Looks more like one of a million summer hits collections. Beware, however... sometimes, the first impression is plain wrong. Actually, this is an excellent album with top-notch wave-oriented post-progressive music. And the main reason is that most of the songs are written by Jacob Holm-Lupo. In case you don't recognize this name - he is Mr. "White Willow", another excellent Norwegian band. Mattias Olsson is on board, too. Favorite track: Revenant.

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1.	Kissing Moon 05:49	buy track
2.	When We Dream 05:44	buy track
3.	Silence Instead 04:17	buy track
4.	Northern Rains 04:30	buy track
5.	Revenant 03:22	buy track
6.	White Wolf 06:17	buy track
7.	The Waiting Ground 05:54	buy track
8.	Then Came the Last Days of May 04:23	buy track
9.	Mariner, Come In 11:09	buy track

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released January 1, 2013

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The Opium Cartel Norway

The Opium Cartel is a Norwegian art-pop collective whose obsessions include 80s bands like Japan and Prefab Sprout, analog and early digital synths and nice photography.
NEW ALBUM out in 2020!

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