Ephel Duath - Painter's Palette
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Artist: Ephel DuathEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-06-17
Music Label: Earache Records
Soundtracks:
- Passage (Pearl Grey)
- The Unpoetic Circle (Bottle Green)
- Labyrinthine (Crimson)
- Praha (Ancient Gold)
- The Picture (Bordeaux)
- Ruins (Deep Blue and Violet)
- Ironical Communion (Amber)
- My Glassy Shelter (Dirty White)
- The Other's Touch (Amaranth)
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Free Music Review: groundbreaking, technical, unpredictable, amazing.
Hit: 5 Stars
Bands like Tool have had trained jazz musicians in their band. Cynic even had a significant jazz influence on their music. But no band has blended jazz and metal to the extent that Ephel Duath does on The Painter's Palette. But jazz is not the only influence contained on here, as they prove their influences are not just based in jazz and metal, but also progressive and avant-garde music as well.
After Phormula was released and his partner decided to quit music altogether, guitarist/songwriter/mastermind Davide Tiso decided he wanted Ephel Duath to become an actual band instead of just the two man project it was before that. So he found two vocalists, a bassist and a drummer. The catch is that of the four new recruits, only one (metal/screamcore/whatever you want to call it vocalist Luciano Lorusso) had previous experience in metal. The other three are a 50-year old highly-trained jazz drummer, a jazz bassist and a rock vocalist.
The music here is as unique and wonderful as you can imagine given a lineup like that. At first it sounds as though it is a chaotic mess of some hybrid of The Dillinger Escape Plan, jazz fusion, Opeth and about 50 other bands. But after awhile, when you begin to comprehend Davide Tiso's songwriting style it becomes apparent that the tempo and style shifts are not as drastic or random as they would at first seem. There are extremely logical progressions and moods to the songs. Not only that but the songs range from entrancing mental voyages to hugely epic climaxes to full out energetic ear-slaughterfests. The hallucinogenic atmosphere of "The Unpoetic Circle" and repetition of a single note on the bass until it makes you want to rip your face off on "Ironical Communion" are just two of the around fifty or so high points of the album.
Throughout the album Davide Tiso also proves himself adept at handling all of the tools a 21st century music studio gives to you - the sound quality is flawless, he handles multiple guitar tracks like a true master, and there are tastefully used electronic effects throughout the album that only serve to enhance the music in wonderful ways as he proves himself more than competent at creating a tense soundscape a few times on the album
In conclusion, Ephel Duath are truly groundbreakers in the progressive, metal or whatever you want to call it music scene. There are no bands around that bear more than a passing similarity to them, and they manage to do this while still maintaining a fair share of cohesion, melody and musical complexity (the amount of talent on this album is mind boggling). I would recommend this album highly to anyone who likes "left field" or original music.
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