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Here’s a question for you, what do you get when you
mix medićval ecclesiastic music with modern prog rock? This
is the poser that Marek Domagala, the founder of this Polish
group, asked himself, and inside the rather lovely digi-pac
lies the rather wondrous answers. Singer Ewa Domagala has
a sublime and incredibly pure voice which perfectly suits
the lyrics in Latin taken from original medićval texts.
The music is a blend of Pendragon, Arena, both very successful
in Poland, Porcupine Tree, Renaissance, Yes and some Dream
Theatre power. It is highly professionally produced with
a skilled team of outstanding musicians, soaring and powerful
electric guitars, delicate acoustic guitars, fancy bass
runs, and marvellous keys. In between the songs are brief
atmospheric passages with various sound effects, children,
phones, helicopters, chimps, heartbeats, etc.
The whole album is intended to be listened to as a
complete piece of music, broken into bite sized chunks,
whilst absorbing the superb artwork. The most amazing thing
is how the two worlds, separated by centuries, meld together
so naturally and easily, the results are melodically magical,
and the quieter moments quite exquisite. If you like melodic
prog rock then you will find yourself as astonished and
as pleasantly surprised as me, a complete and utter joy
and delight to listen to. Available from their equally beautifully
designed Myspace and Website, http://www.myspace.com/amaryllisprogressive
and http://www.amaryllis.pl/
, just go and have a listen, you will be as captivated as
me. 9 out of 10
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