Amethystium - Isabliss
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Artist: AmethystiumEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2008-06-17
Music Label: Neurodisc
Soundtracks:
- A Small Adventure
- La Pluie
- Treasure
- Unbounded
- Anthemoessa
- Automne
- Strangely Beautiful
- Frosty Morning Bliss
- Silken Twine
- Dreamlike Insomnia
- Elegy
Music reviews of Isabliss
Music Review: Still the best "New Age" out there--a little brighter this time around
Rating: 5 Stars
Amethystium has been very high on my list of favorites since the first album, and this one is no disappointment! For the fourth time now, ?ystein Ramfjord somehow pulls out of the trite "New Age" genre with something new and truly inspiring. As new age-flavored electronica, his compositions are richly textured with synths, percussion, flutes, strings, guitars, and female vocalise.
The last album from Amethystium was a retrospective of the so-called "Dragonfly Trilogy." Now with
Isabliss, ?ystein sought to paint some different realms for us. The over-all tone of the album sounds brighter, following a trend within the trilogy as well. Specifically, the "eastern" vocal techniques and instruments have been exchanged for brighter, more western-sounding vocals and numerous violin passages. Both sound fantastic, and I tend to prefer this brighter vibe. However, compared to the eastern elements, their performance could stand some more emotion. Another shift is the percussion. There is both more acoustic drumming and more glitchy-ness in the electronic percussion. Isabliss contains one track that was initially released on the retrospective "Emblem." Happily, it is not the best track on Isabliss, so the thrill isn't spoiled. It is a fair representation of the new sound, but the tracks "Treasure" (which has full english lyric) and "Frosty Morning Bliss" really showcase it the best.
I must say that the last three tracks were a let down compared to the excellent first eight. `Silken Twine" starts out pretty cool, with perhaps the most compelling vocal on the disc, but it goes nowhere and has some weird whisper chanting at the end. "Dreamlike Insomnia" has all the classic Amethystium leads, but they all sound like a cheap imitation, playing over some monster-in-the-closet sounding of percussion. I guess the name is accurate anyhow! The last track is a typical Amethystium closer. It starts sort of dark and off-kilter, but kicks in after two minutes. But,
With killer tracks like "La Pluie" (containing the most crushing variation to date of his signature synth!), "Treasure" (english lyric, yet classic Amethystium), "Anthemoessa" (great acoustic Drumming), and "Strangely Beautiful" (soaring vocals and violin)--this album has been in my player a lot!
(Just one note for the folks who say it sounds 80s... You're likely not listening on a Marantz receiver and a Boston A100 loudspeakers ; )
Description of Isabliss
Amethystium is a music project aiming to create and explore emotive imaginary worlds in sound. Primarily electronic-based, the compositions traverse a span of moods that includes both light and darkness, bliss and melancholy. They range from the purely relaxing to the subtly intense, creating dreamlike and evocative musical journeys. Formed by Norwegian composer/producer Oystein Ramfjord, Amethystium started out independently with a demo release in late 1999. After quickly becoming something of an underground phenomenon through word of mouth, the project was signed to then EMI/Capitol subsidiary Neurodisc Records and released a string of three Top 10 Billboard charting albums in the US.General CDs
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