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At The Mercy Of Manannán M-OPUS.BANDCAMP.COM Beautifully crafted retro concept album from Irish proggers. M-Opus have an interesting line in conceptual ideas: pick a year and write an album that’s redolent in feel and sound to the progressive rock of those specific 12 months. They’ve covered 1975 and 1978 on previous releases; this time it’s the turn of 1972. At The Mercy Of Manannán centres around a classic tale of sea-farers on a journey of danger and discovery, Manannán being an ancient Irish sea god. The flavours of ’72-vintage prog are never far away – Riverflow conjures up the spirits of early ELP and Genesis, Whirlpool’s frenetic keyboard and guitar riffs and drum solo bring a bit of Rick Wakeman and spiky King Crimson to mind, and Mellotrons swirl in…

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