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Boy, was I very happy to find out who is the main singer of
this band. Monika Edvardsen is for me one of the best female vocalists I ever
heard but unfortunately also one of the most underrated. I saw some reviews in
the past that were really bad and even mean. You might not like her
Avant-gardiste and experimental style and it's too bad but one must realize
this: she is an extremely talented and gifted singer and she's created a way
of using her voice like no one ever did and this for me is art in its purest
form. I'm a strong defender of Monika's work and anything in the music that
goes beyond the boundaries of what was overdone to satisfy some marketing
purposes. I've been listening to music for a long time and heard a lot of
good imaginative and talented bands and for me when I'm discovering something
new and different, it gives me an incredible hearing pleasure. It was the case
when I found out about sub-genres in metal like Prog, Gothic, Doom,
Avant-garde and that Metal really evolved from being just a screaming, noisy
and that they could say someting else than; "let's just go out and fucking
kill every body!" type of thing. Anyway, I really freaked out when I first
heard Atrox mainly due to Monika's singing and the story repeats itself with
Tactile Gemma. Her sister Ann-Mari (The 3rd And The Immortal) is the other
singer involved and Rune Sørgard the composer and multi-instrumentalist
on this album. The ten tracks and three bonus promo numbers offered are kind
of dark ambient compositions, even if a couple of them are a bit heavier,
namely : "Chimeras" and "Whiz". The music is very keyboard driven but
other instruments add their own touches too. The variety in Monika's singing
range from opera soprano, spoken words, sound effects, oriental tonalities and
personnally twisted and uncharted creations and the list goes on and on. Come
on people, admit it, she's gifted, talented and outstanding. Don't just take
my word if you want, but get a copy of this cd or "Contentum" from Atrox and
let your ears and mind wide open. Amongst my favorite tracks, "Blackberry
Jam" , "Heal" (amazing performance),
"Serpentarium".
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1. Chimeras 2. Creepy |
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Crawlies 3. Blackberry Jam 4. Heal 5. Mellow Pillow |
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6. Through Your Eyes 7. Whiz 8. Serpentarium |
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9. Miss Loona’s Speech 10. Quite Quiet 11. Deep |
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12. Come Eclipse 13. Blackberry Jam |
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