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Visionsin nimen takaa löytyy Cyclic Law -yhtiötä pyörittävä Frédéric Arbour. Tämän debyyttialbumin tyylilajina on melodinen synkkä ambient, sellainen joka on suurimmalle osalle tunnettua erityisesti Raison D'etren kaltaisten artistien kautta. Visions on kuitenkin tämän kapean genren sisällä varsin omaperäinen (siinä määrin kuin se yleensäkään on enää mahdollista) ja nautittavaa kuunneltavaa. Rakenteet toimivat hyvin, samoin dronejen käyttö. |
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Behind the name Visions one finds Frédéric
Arbour, the man running Cyclic Law. This debut album contains melodic
dark ambient of the kind mostly known through the works of artists like
Raison D'etre. Visions is, however, quite original within this
limited genre (as far as such is possible these days), and an enjoyable
listen. The structures work well, as does the use of drones. There are
neither vocals nor recognizable samples, which in this case is a good
thing. Thus everything is made out of combining melodies, not trick-playing
with obvious elements.
Lapse is by no means a classic that will be remembered
as something special years from now. Instead, it is "just"
very good melancholic common ambient that is very pleasing to the ear.
It is beautiful in both packaging and music, easy to approach yet not
simple, and works both for intense listening and as background music.
It contains a good mix of familiar parts and innovative additions. The
sole real problem comes from without: much music of this kind has already
been made. Lapse is nevertheless a good addition to the collections
of friends of melodic dark ambient, and a recommendable starting point
in the future for those interested in getting to know what the genre
is about. Jiituomas |