Source - Funereal Drone
There is no substitute for inspiration, and finding real inspiration in music is as rare today as it has always been. But we have a winner here - everything on Beyond the Dark Forest sounds as if one man caught his moments of inspiration and translated them into sound with very little effort. As if there was no struggle or pain, just plain "let's do it," this album will catch your attention, grab it, and hold it for almost an hour. And before you notice you will be listening to it again. Just to check out what it was that made you smile, dream or wonder, or simply because you're still enjoying it. Most of it is keyboard music, with some ambient sounds caught around the musician's house in North Somerset. But "keyboard music" doesn't truly begin to describe what is going on here - you have what could be interpreted as marching songs, lullabies, pensive interludes, hymns, odes, symphonies, meditations and impressions following each other through a slightly surreal landscape. Some parts might remind you of Burzum, Mortiis, Lord Wind or whatever, and the (perfectly fitting) song titles deal with everything from Nordic mythology to forest impressions and uneasy emotions. The sounds aren't just recorded, they are also re-shaped and placed exactly where they need to be and how they need to be. Apart from a few cracks caused by too much gain it's all well done. And the best thing about Beyond the Dark Forest is that, no matter how long or short, all tracks, fourteen of them, are complete, self-sufficient tracks on their own too, and you can tell them all apart or play them separately. Those are real melodies, real sounds and real impressions, the kind you will remember not only by the feelings but also by the melodies, structures and details. And yes, they still sound like they were the simplest thing to do. Source - Funereal Drone Comments are closed.
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