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Rating: A couple of days ago, while browsing, I found myself on e-mule where, almost by accident, I stumbled upon a .zip file containing this album along with artwork and even a .txt file from the artist, stating that against all market policies, they had recorded this work alone at home and decided to Distribute it for Free via P2P.
I honestly really liked the idea, so not only did I decide to listen to it, but also to review it in order to promote all the guys who make music in the underground scene out of passion and distribute it for free without asking anything from anyone. Without the slightest idea of what I was about to listen to, I clicked the play button in winamp... and the album started...
The work in question is entirely instrumental from the first track "Trees of Coincidence", it's clear the author's idea was to create (through loops, background noises, and played instruments) a sound that tries to weave together ambient, psychedelia and a certain new age taste to accompany the listener towards dreamy and imaginative landscapes, much like the most intricate German experiments of the '70s aimed to do. Thanks also to a sample from the track "Roots of Coincidence" by the Metheny/Mays duo (as noted in the booklet), the track flows very pleasantly, and you almost don't even realize that you've already reached the beginning of the second track "Karma", a piece played exclusively on a few super-effected guitar loops and on a very brief, yet very strange, rhythm base. The combination isn't bad... the atmosphere created is at times mystical and at times almost hypnotic. Despite this track being less interesting and engaging than the first one, it manages to flow well and hit the mark.
With the third track "Sacred Blood", the expectations I was starting to place on the album crumble a bit. In my opinion, the mix of World Music with synthetic and urban noises does not deliver the effect that the artist probably intended to recreate. Fortunately, the track is short, and before you change the track, the suite "Chtulhu's Cycle" starts, which is undoubtedly one of the best moments on the album. Cosmic, ancestral atmospheres akin to Pink Floyd in Echoes immediately captivate the listener before surprising them with the entry of a melody performed by a music box... the track continuously changes; at times, it seems like listening to the mad poet or the sound of waves, and if you close your eyes, it's almost possible to glimpse the visionary scenarios that characterize the tales of the Cthulhu Cycle. Since I read the track titles, my attention was captured by "@%#^§", a track that opens the side B... A very experimental piece that, thanks to the initial percussive part, is much more interesting and convincing than "Sacred Blood". This is followed by the shortest instrumental on the album "Soft Cloud", a track entirely based on keyboard and guitar loops that effectively prepares the listener, through a small break, for the more difficult part of the album, namely the triptych "Lord Voldemort", "Wonder", and "Brand Blue Dream". If the first is a good Dark-Electronic experiment that fits well with the title, and the second manages to earn the prize of the worst and most unlistenable track of the work, the last track, with its almost 13 minutes, is a true gem, here the listener is thrown into a sidereal cosmic scenario... at times it feels like listening to Klaus Schulze atmospheres, though much more uncertain and raw... I just wasn't able to grasp what the author wanted to say in those last 30 seconds, perhaps a joke or something to say: "WAKE UP!!!".
In short, a first work, I believe, that probably won't become my favorite album, but it's worth listening to for the absolutely no-profit distribution initiative. Although some, due to the frantic and almost spasmodic experimentation, might discard it after the very first seconds.
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