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It's a band whose few songs I know are beautiful, and from your review, I gather that the production quality isn't always top-notch. I liked your review; to be perfectly critical, you come across a bit detached because you prioritize the informative aspect, but it’s clear that there’s preparation and therefore a passion for music behind it, which is also a genre not dissimilar from my own. I also like the Gothica. Do you know "Silent Cries" and "A Rare Moment?" Both are wonderful; the first lasts about ten minutes, and I find her voice perfect and versatile, modulated and full. The second one seems simple but is intense, and the guitar arpeggios are stunning.

A lovely review, indeed! Detailed, flowing, fun with that "shamelessly melodic" touch and not lacking in emotion, which helps make a piece enjoyable and interesting where the discussion is fundamentally about styles and techniques. I'm just starting to get into Tiamat and I'm approaching them with caution, but a couple of tracks I definitely like, such as Gaia and Do you dream of me, beautiful.

Indeed, the worms had made me suspect that it was Baudelaire, and I should have understood right away that it was true poetry; the verses are so incisive and powerful. Okay, I’ll settle for Drudkh for now... by the way, I went to the "Metal Encyclopedia," hehe, there are even my beloved Autumn Tears, so it's a good site. If they weren't there, it would be a terrible, highly unrecommendable, and totally useless site, heheheheheh. I didn’t quite understand MySpace, I mean, I hoped to listen to things, samples, but I didn’t come across any. In return, the images give an eloquent idea of the mental state of youth in the two-thousands... aaargh... well, maybe it’s all just a scene. Ari - bye bye.

I love Ataraxia, which I recently discovered. I don't know this album, though. But Francesca Niccoli's voice completely enchants me when she sings "Blood of Cherries," "Outremer," and also "Bylar," originally by Dead Can Dance, but I find her version more satisfying than that of the sacred monsters! Perhaps it's precisely because of the Mediterranean theatrics of the group; they really draw out the soul. Well, you gave me a preview of this group; I’ll be reviewing something of theirs soon as well. Regarding that woman's pronunciation, in English it’s a total disaster. To understand more than two words, I, who generally have no problems, looked up the lyrics, and I’m still amazed at how she can modify vowels and consonants; however, it’s almost amusing, I suspect she adapts them to the sound she wants to produce!

Go through the group's timeline, focusing on the stages they've gone through, and this is interesting, just like the introduction to the content of the box set in the second paragraph. The central part is a bit "shopping list," but with this many tracks, how else could it be done? Until next time, bye bye.

I commend you, it’s the best review I’ve read here so far. Just think, while reading it I was so captivated by the initial poetry (or song lyrics?) and the concepts you presented that I completely forgot it was a review. Daydreaming, I thought maybe it was the beginning of a sociology treatise, or a summary of philosophical concepts, or a page from a novel containing the writer's reflections. You certainly distance yourself from the classic pattern and replace it with a broader vision. Regarding the one-man-band, I doubt they are for me, but you never know, I might listen to one thing or two.

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll explore. In the meantime, I "got my hands on" Glare of Autumn, which lasts about ten minutes, and "The first snow," both beautiful. With all the chaos they create, I find them relaxing, isn't that weird? Maybe it's because it's a very orderly chaos, precise and well-framed in its obsessiveness; I would dare say monotonous, but that would be a strange adjective for metal! By the way, I didn't know I liked metal; I usually lean towards the slowest and most heartbreaking gothic possible (3rd and the Mortal, Dark Sanctuary, and others I've also reviewed), but I really like Drudkt, so... thanks for the review which allowed me to discover them! Ariciao

Your review seemed valid to me, your style is fluid, and the linguistic references are interesting. However, while many expressions you used to define the music of Tenhi (a worthy endeavor in itself due to the originality of this group) seem fitting, like the beautiful “solitude of the piano” by Salain, and then the “particularly mystical, peculiar, heartfelt state of mind,” others leave me perplexed. For example, I perceive delicacy and melancholy more than vehemence in Tenhi, and “epic emotions” or “epic storm” evoke something grandiose or solemn, while the music of Tenhi is intimate and does not even remotely recall metal with its explosive force. Finally, the link with Sigur Ros for me is exclusively geographical. A matter of opinions? From another new one, welcome here in this bolg...I meant, in this pleasant site!

Here you go, another 5 months late because I wasn't there and if I was I was sleeping and if I was sleeping I was dreaming and if I was dreaming I was dreaming that I wasn't there. What can I say? The "atmospheric elegance" you attribute to them is the best term you can find. "The litanious pianos" is beautiful as well. I've learned to love them; in English, you would say "They grew on me," in the sense that the first listen gives a sense of pleasantness and piques curiosity, but only after several listens can you fully appreciate the poetic message, if we want to call it that. And I don't even know this album, can you believe it? Of course, regarding the genre, they're hard to classify, because even the term folk refers to simple musical structures dressed up, darkened, revisited, whatever you want, but still, as the word itself suggests, popular. And what is popular in Tenhi's tracks? To me, their music seems a miracle of originality. Well, I’m rushing to listen to something from this album. Bye bye

A review full of pathos while also detailed in defining the album and the band. This type of review is my favorite because you can sense the writer's presence behind the words, who, far from merely conveying their feelings and reflections, does a great job offering both a smooth style and detailed content, and this is only possible thanks to a certain commitment. I know little about Antimatter and I like them; I need to catch up at least with the tracks you describe as the best.