Armik - Gypsy Flame

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Music Review: Gypsy Flame - Music At Its Best
Rating: 5 Stars

It is quite different from Rain Dancer but the tunes have the same lilt and passion that has become the signature of Armik. It has the same dexterity and wizardry that makes our heads turn and we say, 'That is Armik.'

The title track has all the zeal and enthusiasm of the gypsy life. The notes evoke the sense of adventure and reckless quests in us. The energy of the tune is marvellous and the whole tune is like a live wire humming with high voltage current.

Then Armik quickly changes gears and in For Your Eyes, Meet You In Heaven and Alone With You, we hear the relatively mellow side of Armik.

In particular, Alone With You is a wonderful guitar duet. It is soft, melodious and very passionate but with undercurrents of melancholy and the humility of a true lover. The melody paints the picture of a moonlit night in a vast and open landscape with a huge, beautiful lake. The melody takes you to that fantasyland. You find yourself right beside that lake looking at its water silver with moonlight and all that you have always had in your heart but never were able to express, all that you always felt but were never able to articulate and all that was intricately woven in your heart beats but was totally devoid of the audible wavelength, all of that takes the shape of Alone With You.

Pure Paradise is one of Armik's trademark tunes. It is sweet and harmonious. It makes you croon under your breath. It is the kind of tune that refreshes you, that reminds you of a beautiful sunrise. It is very similar in its spirit and soul to most of the tunes in Rain Dancer.

Tear Drops is also on the mellow side. The tune tells you that the tears are of someone who has been separated from a near and dear one. Someone who can't wait to be united with that person again. But his tears are not just pessimism but glow with the optimistic anticipation of his prayer to be answered.

With this album Armik introduces a new trend in his music: the solo performance. Guitar Romance is well worthy of its name. Armik takes a bold step and presents a performance that is completely without any support and accompaniment. But the beauty of his craft lies in the fact that you never feel the lack of orchestral support. The romance in the tune is almost tangible.

But the masterpiece in the album is no doubt Dancing Shadows. It has the foot tapping, head nodding and extremely catchy introduction and this tune makes you feel that you are with the one you love. Wonderful and rhythmic, soulful and fervent, Dancing Shadows is all a classic masterpiece should be.

The whole album is painted with the vivid and diverse colours of Armik's music. We can recognize Armik's voice among millions. In the noise and cacophony of mindless instrumentals and meaningless lyrics that are all around us today, Armik stands tall and Armik stands alone. He has given us timeless classics and something that we should cherish for the rest of our life.

Gypsy Flame is like all the other Armik albums. The tunes are different, diverse and individual but all of them share the distinguishing watermark of Armik's music: Beautiful tunes. You can label the tracks in Gypsy Flame with different names but they would remain beautiful and melodious tunes.

Armik is the revival of music. A dying art that found its saviour in him.

Description of Gypsy Flame

International CDs

• Music > Styles
• Jazz
• Latin Music
• New Age
• Pop