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Fusion, mixing, experimental, dark, introspective ... are some of the adjectives that come to mind when I hear this "Road to Self ", the staff of the Argentine first release SOUL APART. His music is a journey into the most remote corners of the soul, bohemian vision of suffering and human frustration and, above all, the tangible proof that art has no boundaries, that only we who usually we put our own comfort and to deny it in favor of those enemies who are pleasant laziness and laziness. But the truth is that music, when it emerges from the depths of the soul, is above all that and is able to seize all that enriched to convey that for which it was created. And as shown in the compositions of Guido Lisioli, the alma mater of Argentines, which could well be described as an amalgam of musical spirits are channeled through the vision and soul of rock and progressive metal to where we will form a whole folk elements around the world, approaches to land of jazz, ambient music and new age, etc. All in pursuit of a lyrical point of view very gothic and full of contrasts, bubbles traveling between feelings of love, sadness and death.
compositional richness of this album is such a global analysis antojaría me low and slightly unfair. That is why in this case will give a new approach to the review to move to break down those highlights and reviews of each one of the songs included "Road to Self." Let us begin:
Point of departure: the mixture begins
would not know define whether the introduction explores tribal sounds, Celtic or arabesques, but soon we intimate Guido voice inviting us to enter the peculiar world of SOUL APART. Following the introduction of small and delicate the issue becomes as powerful as its lyrics and accompanied by a throaty chorus, the group has their choice of several weapons. The
always and forever
Topic progressing from less to more. An intimate point dominated by the sweet piano on which rest the whispers and chants deliberate, the guitars of half time to dwell on a great solo to mid-track and show us the heaviest side of the group, but without losing the sentimental and profound identity defining His distinctive style. Guido's voice is gaining strength as it moves the issue to develop two fantastic treble at the end of it and finish it the way height possible. Attractive and probably a perfect single to appear before the world. Monsoon
It shows the more spiritual side of the group, mixing elements of new age and the presence of the voices dubbed by the singer and the female contribution of Sonia Saravia, complemented perfectly with acoustic guitars subject. Southwest
Tango:
is one of the highlights on the disc, with permission from other issues and then develop. It is the communion perfect between the spirit of tango and progressive technique for blowing up the item at its chorus as we are capable of biting a rose between his lips and try to learn the complicated dance steps of a tango played with all the feeling in the world by vocalist and keyboardist. The chorus reminds me a lot to this great theme is Dream Theater "Hollow Years". Three steps of
circle divided into three parts, is the magnum opus of SOUL APART, that issue where they develop their full capacities, his constant exploration of the darker corners of the soul, a mixture of metal, gothic and progressive, picking here and there the spirit of jazz improvisation, the feeling guardian (or distress) of the music (and folk) and the magic of a piano that sometimes seems to play alone in a room to simply mourn for what ails you.
The first part, "The Disguised Words" is a beautiful instrumental contribution where the piano, the drawer and acoustic guitar, all topped with ambient sounds of running water and whispers choral group, transport us to a place where we totally naked to the cold wind of souls around us. Group is able to continuously change with a couple of notes our state of mind and they went from the most absolute solitude and relaxation to the darkness of the human being to lament after dwell in anger.
Thus, the second part, "The Announced end" puts us in predisposition to lament and mourn our favor with the echo of our own voice and the orchestral support the issue, she will soon be dominated by a guitar and cry a voice that, as a speaker, transmits to us how naive we can be in this life ...
Soon the topic is beginning to accelerate, we begin to awaken and begin to feel the anger that precedes the madness ("Fury resurrection" .) The instruments begin to fight and the piano breaks to make way for the powerful drums and the guttural voice that accompanies the singer in his statement of principles and their willingness to return stronger than before, with the lesson learned. Are elements of flamenco when everything was angry and suddenly everything becomes powerful and fly back to one of the sections heavys the whole disc again to end resting on the horns and the piano that started it all. Absolutely brilliant. Existential fear
Opeth The soul of the darkest and subdued flamenco guitars are two of the most remarkable elements of this new foray into the muddy fields of the inner soul, which supports and relies on the use of the charango and some percussion instruments as derbake to hit us again towards the end with a little more controlled grip. An issue somewhat gray in the dark tessitura of the band.
While the rain cries
is one of the most dynamic sections of the entire album. The group's music-party travels back completely clean melodic guitars and catchy (at the same time pleading) with paragraphs very affordable to first stop and pause on the piano and voice and later retrace his steps and find supported by acoustic guitars running all out as we started. Road to self
could be considered quintessential ballad album. Although the group continually makes intimate moments and very sentimental, it is this "Road To Self "when you really appreciate a perfect willingness to acquire the adjective as ambiguous than it is a ballad. In this case the group adheres more to the fees, as far as instrumentality is concerned, what is a theme that conveys a common pain and easily identifiable to the listener. Probably the most beautiful composition of the album proper. Last Minute Bells
Here the group returns to experimentation, to play with very dark and distressing structures that lead to a new guitar that supports the words of a character who says goodbye to the world, it takes leave of his life and sees spend it all with a mixture of despair and sad resignation. Some foreign accents, sounds dreamy, long notes and a dialogue of change back on our rates, give us a new and different approach to the departure of the chorus of the theme, to leave behind, finally, all the tears and sobs. Already dead.
Roseo f the swamp
SOUL APART probably would not be so unique and special they are if the piano was not the owner of each and every one of the themes and compositions. Again he is the lead manager of the states most troubled and tortuous possible in pure and sweet sentiments. "Rose of the Swamp" is soon the cry of a beautiful love story where we are finally being happier in the world where we got to the higher of the altars and our guitar and a chorus orchestral background and ascends ascends tell the world that the ... My Fateless will die with you ... my sweet rose Swamped ... of my life. A love song puts an end to our suffering ... I think it's a great metaphor for what developed this "Road to self".
Road to self (instrumental)
could see it as a version of the band before. But in reality it is a brand new song where the whistle replaces the voice and gives new frontiers to a composition that this time becomes a wonderful piece of Celtic folk and spiritual. That Celtic capable of transporting instantly to the highest in the green hills of Scotland where we will be able to see us sitting with eyes closed, enjoying the incessant beating of the sea breeze and perhaps the tinkling of falling rain.
little more remains for me to add. The production of a composite record of this caliber would be much better in subjects such as drums, guitars and contribution of the saturation of the voice but, ultimately, is something that will come if this young man still working on ideas such as which fill the first pitch.
I invite you to discover for yourself what I just told you, that certainly worthwhile for those who enjoy fusion and more intimate compositions of metal. I invite you to turn away the soul of your body and do them listening to what you see ...
SOUL APART
are currently: Guido
Lisioli - Voice
Juan Pablo Ordoñez - Guitar Rodrigo
Goçalvez - Under
Ivan Solomonoff - Keyboards
ABT Sebastian - Drums
was composed and recorded this album
Lisioli
Guido - Vocals Edu
Fonseca - Guitars
Keky Gonzalez - Keyboards
Rodrigo Goçalvez - Under
Alexander Moore - drums and percussion
TRACKLIST:
01 - Point of Departure
02 - The Always and Forever
03 - Monsoon
04 - Southwest Tango (gray melodies)
05 - The Three Steps of Circle
a. B. The Disguised Words
c. The End Announced Fury Resurrection
06 - Existential Fear
07 - While the Rain Cies
08 - Road to Self
09 - The Bells
Minute 10 - Rose of the Swamp
Bonus track 11 - Road to Self (instrumental version)
Score : 9
Date: 24-02-2009 Author: Daniel Velasco Alonso Web: http://www.soulapart.blogspot.com/
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