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░ ██ ██ Artist: A Dream of Poe ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: A Waltz for Apophenia █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2016 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2018-03-29 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Solitude Productions ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ The noise of the surf, the melancholic sounds of █
█ an acoustic guitar, accompanied by the soulful █
█ voice of vocalist envelop you from the first █
█ seconds, and now you are somewhere on the Atlantic █
█ coast, observing the leisurely flow of the waves, █
█ listening to the sounds of the wind which brings █
█ simultaneously freshness and coolness, and looking █
█ at the grand mountains... IÆve never been to █
█ Iberian Peninsula but by virtue of the music I █
█ found myself there. Just for one hour. On this new █
█ atmospheric, melodic, and yet not devoid of █
█ powerful heavy sound record, A Dream Of Poe pulls █
█ off all the ingredients that youÆd expect. █
█ Particular attention should be paid to the singer █
█ of the band û Kaivan Saraei, whose work is █
█ actually titanic. His vocals are filled with █
█ permeating melody that penetrates the soul with a █
█ touch of sadness and sorrow, like if he looks you █
█ in the heart and subjugates you with his voice. █
█ The lion's share is just clean tenor singing, █
█ whilst growling appears only in moments of █
█ apotheosis, bringing a state of despair to the █
█ high water mark. And I was hooked by this █
█ delivery. CanÆt help it û I do love clean vocals, █
█ excessively sometimes. If youÆre tired of hearing █
█ constant extreme vocals then ôA Waltz For █
█ Apopheniaö will be a delight for your ears. █
█ As the ode to the man behind the microphone is █
█ finished, I turn to the instrumental part of the █
█ bandÆs third full-length album. Everything here is █
█ shipshape, fulfilled with massive riffs, excellent █
█ melodic passages, gentle acoustic arpeggios and █
█ mystical keyboards tones. ItÆs a nice change of █
█ pace, and the music is no less compelling because █
█ of it. Yet most of compositions are performed in █
█ mid-tempo although sometimes there are explosive █
█ dynamic moments. The music on this album █
█ associates with calm tidal waters of the mighty █
█ ocean, which does not hesitate to show its █
█ strength. And when it happens - double-bass █
█ drumming and sixteenth notes enter the scene. █
█ Everything is perfectly balanced. █
█ ôA Waltz For Apopheniaö is one of those albums █
█ that you can speak too long about, describing all █
█ the charms and disadvantages, but now itÆs up to █
█ listeners to decide if they appreciate this █
█ original creation. And one more thing û itÆs █
█ better to be alone while you give it a listen! █
█ DonÆt let anyone to disturb you with idle talking. █
█ Also you canÆt use it as the background music for █
█ whatever purpose. It is necessary to immerse █
█ yourself fully and let the music overwhelm you. █
█ This is the only option for one to be completely █
█ imbued with unearthly sound of ôA Waltzàö █
█ P.S. A little bit of a fly in the ointment: with █
█ the fourth song I noticed that the clean vocals █
█ parts are starting to become monotonous, due to █
█ the fact that the singer clearly does not use his █
█ full tessitura potential and sings only in one █
█ octave. It would be nice to hear more high or low █
█ notes from him. █
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░ 1. La Mort Blanche 6:30 ░
░ 2. Abyss, My Lover 8:17 ░
░ 3. Pareidolia 8:33 ░
░ 4. Vultos II (The Apotheosis of 7:25 ░
░ Deliverance) ░
░ 5. Abyss, The Destroyer 7:45 ░
░ 6. The Voice of Fire 6:33 ░
░ 7. A Valsa dos Corvos 10:52 ░
░ 8. World's End Close 6:20 ░
░ 62:15 ░
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