 | Tracklist:
1. Once Drawn Breath
2. Precious Sky
3. Precious Land
4. Golden
5. Angra Mainyu
6. Aflame Is The Heart Of A God
7. And Off Through The Hills
8. Foul Beast, Dire Warning
9. Chía
10. On The Last Light
11. At The Sound Of The Horns
12. Bring Them Forth
13. Foul Beast, Terrible Storm
14. Flames In The Hall Of The Gods
Release Date: 12/14/2011 | |
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"Undome" is a body of work by an artist that goes by the name "Maedhros". Although it may not be eve... |
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| Summary: "I go my own way; but your way may go along with mine for a while." |
8 of 8 thought this review was well written
Ambient music is an excellent example of how music tends to carry itself, and Antonio, (the creator of this one-man project) seems to know that well. Maedhro’s Undome is an organic, earthy, ambient experience, with intentionally lo-fi recordings. It sounds as though the album was recorded spontaneously, with Antonio sitting down somewhere with a mic, a laptop, and an instrument, whenever he felt inspired. Every imperfection is audible, and cleverly construed to create deceptively fragile sounds. The result is a rather charming and intriguing ambient/drone album that should be considered a successful experiment.
Undome is an aimless beauty, its head floating in clouds. Songs consist of simple ambiance with faint melodies, often created by a keyboard, a flute, Antonio’s vocals, or an acoustic guitar. Although songs can hold repetitive sounds, with the same piano notes endlessly played, or the same vocal notes echoed excessively, etc., it hardly ever makes for an uncomfortable listen. Arguably, the repetition makes for an engrossing experience, one that’s relaxing. At first it feels like falling asleep, as waves crush in on one’s consciousness. Ultimately one falls asleep, as the brain seemingly infinitely mulls over the day’s activities. Yet there’s a mysterious unfamiliarity to it all, for no dream is completely ordinary or predictable. The album taps into that hypnotic energy, finding musical bliss.
Make no mistake, Undome isn’t always a cozy listen - this is intentional. It holds the listener’s hands for half of the album, ultimately letting them go to be ravaged by demons. The nightmare begins with ‘Foul Beast, Dire Warning’, a clever number using a flute warped with effects to conjure an ear-splitting wall of sound. Also deserving a special mention is ‘At The Sound Of Horns’, which bursts in with (wait for it) crushing electric guitar riffs. The album is greatly varied due to its constantly interesting sound manipulations, pulling the listener along for an unpredictable, yet cohesive ride.
Considering the simplicity of the album, listeners will make of it what they will. Perhaps they will find themselves awake again, fully aware of the imperfect sounds that created their slumber. Perhaps the album will be so entrancing that they will never wish to wake. Sleep on it, my friend, you’ll decide in the end.
Editor's note: Maedhros is the project of sputnikmusic user theartofdoom. You can download Undome (legally) here: http://maedhros.bandcamp.com/
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Album Rating: 4
To: theartofdoom
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LOTR reference ftw
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Heh, once I reviewed a band called Eowyn.
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I'll have to check them out. I feel like I owe it to LOTR to check out all projects named after it. Great review btw Pizza, definitely going to check this out
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Sounds pretty nifty, think I'll go ahead and check this out.
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Hey man, thanks a lot for writing this up so seriously and so well! Just one dumb correction to make, my name's Antonio, Antonia being the feminine version.
Cheers and thanks again man, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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I'm glad you made it. : )
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"Antonio sitting down somewhere with a mike, a laptop, and an instrument, whenever he felt inspired."
*Correction. Should state "mic".
"Arguably, the repetition makes for an engrossing experience, one that’s relaxing."
Nothing wrong with effective repetition.
Good review Pizza. It's good to see you staying consistent with a plethora of reviews.
I listened to this the other night and actually need to give it another listen before I can formulate an adequate opinion on it.
Congratulations for your accomplishment Antonio.
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Thanks seedofnothing, that means a lot. Also, fixed.
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Great review sir!
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Thanks Acanthus, I do feel good about this one. :]
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See I enjoyed this review because you actually went into detail
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Good, because if you didn't I'd have to kill you. ;)
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The Dev cannot be killed
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But that can only mean...
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I killed him already
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Deviant is bloc's alter ego! That's why they always disagree!
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My God......
it all makes sense now
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Excellent Review! A few things about this review i wish i had included in mine! nice job!
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good work pizza
I'll dig this one
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