A Flying Fish

El Pez Que Voló Act II

Apollon/Gymnocal, 2025

9/10

Listen to El Pez Que Voló Act II

This sophomore effort of Mexican prog/avant-garde/rock musical sounds from A Flying Fish sees the multi-instrumentalist Râhoola assembling a large cast for the atypical 12 tracks.

“The Lost Knight1” opens with an eerie ambience before Javier Garagarza’s scrappy drums enter alongside the playful keys and both talking and singing, and “A Leap Of Wraith” follows with Sebastián Garcia’s well timed violin, as tension builds into the furious chamber setting.

Deeper into the storyline, “Face Thyself” carries a darker spirit that also recruits graceful strings, while “Come Magenta” offers group vocals and a quick pace of animated songwriting.

Moving closer to the end, “Would Hack A Coo Cooker” is musically and vocally all over the place with both busy and calm bouts of rich and unpredictable ideas, and “Love Thyself” exits with Saša Olenjuk’s meticulous violin amid the many voices and textures.

An effort that serves as a musical quest to unearth the divine gem hidden within oneself, the sounds here span many musical styles, genres, production values and aesthetics, as A Flying Fish continue to solidify their place as an experimental and theatrical experience like no other.

Travels well with: A Flying Fish- El Pez Que Voló- Act I; Whispers Of Granite- Liquid Stone