As you know, we are based in Switzerland, Geneva. Apart from watches,
chocolate and cheese, we have also our metal bands. Our best international
well known band nowadays is Samael. They took time before reaching recognition
from media and this album (their last one so far) will shine forever
in our hearts. I don't know if God really exist, but this music seems
to comes from the stars, where only God (or Gods) have their seats "reserved".
Dark metal, totally organic music but in the same time hot and cold.
Mixing this album must have been very difficult ; their are samplers
everywhere, effect on voices (never brutal), guitars, nebulous keyboards,
heavy guitars, "rhythmic" drums. When you have all those possibility
for your music (sounds - voice & guitars effects - samplers) you
can generally create dozens of version for each song and choose the
right one must also be a "complicated" job (congratulation
to David Richards - recorded, engineered and mixed). Samael have their
own and typical sound (so difficult today for others) and a lot of bands
are influenced by this wonderful "organic" sound and music.
The art cover of this album leaves me speechless and adds questions
such as : Where are we coming from ? Is their a place in space where everything
starts ? Is this starting point also the ending one ? Come back another
day for answers.
Close your eyes, put your headphone and be ready for a "space-ride".
No, you are not in a space ship.
You're lying in your sofa and Samael's music is creating this effect.
Have a nice trip.
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