27. May 2025
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On her second release, German prog artist Aliènor has wandered far into the realms of folkloristic and symphonic music. Dedications contains settings of the poems Little Leaves and Freedom alongside three further sweet yet sophisticated predominantly acoustic tracks. The five little tales speak of wishes and desires, of emotions and passion, of dreams and, of course Dedications. The loose coherence of this release resembles a film score and easily animates the listeners‘ mental cinema. Aliènor hereby provides her audience with sonic sunrays.
December 2023
In 1982, German musician Eleonore Pongratz decided to leave the Hard Rock and Prog Rock band that she had been part of since 1978.
Not only did she leave the band, she furthermore hung up her instruments and let music sit for quite a while. Years and decades have passed, until something woke up underneath the ashes. But it was no phoenix that arose, it was The Raven.
The re-birth of Eleonore Pongratz as a musician has taken place in 2021, when the online project Aliènor came to life. Aliènor’s first full-length release is called The Raven, and it features twelve international guest musicians on eight tracks written and performed by Aliènor. With the grace of a bird, Aliènor floats through Progressive Rock, Symphonic Rock and Hard Rock without ever touching the soil. It is a re-birth of timeless sound, a heavy score of freedom, peace and self-determination.