Adonai's Ambient/Noise reviews (lyrics, soundtrack, drum, house, trance)

Adonai · 04-20-2009, 07:34 AM

Adonai's Ambient/Noise reviews

I know there aren't many ambient/noise fans, so I want to popularize the genre. For those who are trying to get into ambient or are just not experienced much in ambient, you can request a track/album review and you will know if it's any good (would be useful for new people in ambient). Leave a message in this topic, PM me or contact me via Skype (but I'm really rarely on Skype).

Reviews :

Aythis - Glacia

Zarko · 04-20-2009, 10:08 AM

This sounds promising, I am hoping to find plenty of new ambient artists (not too huge on the noise side of things, but you never know)

Piss Me Off · 04-20-2009, 10:11 AM

I'd be interested in the noise side, definitely.

jackhammer · 04-20-2009, 10:37 AM

I will be interested in both

Adonai · 04-20-2009, 11:12 AM

OK, will write some soon

If you are interested if some artists are good or not, post them here.

cardboard adolescent · 04-20-2009, 02:02 PM

a "best of" could be useful, for artists like merzbow, wolf eyes, NON, kk null... maybe whitehouse?

Adonai · 04-20-2009, 02:08 PM

Japanoise is baaaad. Totally non-atmospheric. Wolf eyes are cool. NON is also cool, but a little bit weird. But the idea is cool.

cardboard adolescent · 04-20-2009, 04:43 PM

i'd say that's a generalization when it comes to merzbow, but at the same time it's kind of the point. dehumanized, cold, industrial -- it reflects rather than distracts.

Sooth · 04-30-2009, 01:05 PM

Akira Yamaoka is a good one to review. He is one of the best ambient music composers out there. Only his Silent Hill soundtracks are ambience though.

Adonai · 05-04-2009, 07:18 AM

Aythis - Glacia

Year : 2009
Genre : Neoclassical Ambient
Label : Prikosnovénie/Nove

The Tracklist :
1. The Violet
2. Le Temps d'un voyage
3. Autan Noir
4. Glacia's Elegy
5. Forget me not
6. Moonlit Path

The album is composed of an ethereal voice, sad/funeral/depressive keyboard melodies and orchestral/military drums. The tracks are fluid-like and very atmospheric. It makes you think about many things : life, death, your future, things you can/can't do etc. The atmosphere itself is very dark, but the haunting melodies make it a bit "lighter" than it seems to be. The music is very deep, so you can relax and fall asleep very easily. Sometimes you start listening and you wake up from a some kind of trance only when the whole album is over. At least I do. The album doesn't share any concepts of noise ambient, so the tracks aren't chaotic and have a melody and sometimes a slow, soothing orchestral drum beat. If there's a piano melody in the song, it just takes over your mind and drives you away. It's really amazing.

The voice. I tried to figure out the lyrics on my own a few times, but I failed horribly. Every time I started to listen carefully to the voice, I was fascinated with it and just couldn't concentrate anymore. So I suggest you to just enjoy this beauty.

My favourite track is "Le Temps d'un voyage". It starts with a sound of rain and then a slow, haunting keyboard theme fades in. The voice in this track perfectly suits the instumentals and the rare, quiet drum kicks are a great addition to the lyrical, mystical atmosphere.

In conclusion, I would recommend this to ALL male human beings. Aythis is a woman and since ambient music is a part of your soul, we (men) can explore women' soul and perception by using the small window into their winds provided by Glacia and her album.

The Rating
I know, giving 10 of 10 isn't good, but I just can't give it less. Please don't start thinking I am one of those guys that give all albums 10 of 10. It's totally wrong. But this album is just amazing, I haven't seen better Neoclassical ambient works in whole my life. It's just stunningly amazing. So, it deserves 10/10 from me. It's so amazing that after downloading the album I listened to it twice, then deleted the files and ordered two legal copies of it. I even think about donating money to her.

10/10

04-20-2009, 07:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Adonai An ambient-loving cookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Riga, Latvia Posts: 139	Adonai's Ambient/Noise reviews Adonai's Ambient/Noise reviews I know there aren't many ambient/noise fans, so I want to popularize the genre. For those who are trying to get into ambient or are just not experienced much in ambient, you can request a track/album review and you will know if it's any good (would be useful for new people in ambient). Leave a message in this topic, PM me or contact me via Skype (but I'm really rarely on Skype). Reviews : Aythis - Glacia __________________ Grace of Vengeance Last edited by Adonai; 05-04-2009 at 07:19 AM.

04-20-2009, 10:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	I'd be interested in the noise side, definitely. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

04-20-2009, 10:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I will be interested in both __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

04-20-2009, 11:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
Adonai An ambient-loving cookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Riga, Latvia Posts: 139	OK, will write some soon If you are interested if some artists are good or not, post them here. __________________ Grace of Vengeance

04-20-2009, 02:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
Adonai An ambient-loving cookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Riga, Latvia Posts: 139	Japanoise is baaaad. Totally non-atmospheric. Wolf eyes are cool. NON is also cool, but a little bit weird. But the idea is cool. __________________ Grace of Vengeance

04-20-2009, 10:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Zarko Barely Disheveled Zombie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,196	This sounds promising, I am hoping to find plenty of new ambient artists (not too huge on the noise side of things, but you never know)

04-20-2009, 02:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	a "best of" could be useful, for artists like merzbow, wolf eyes, NON, kk null... maybe whitehouse?

04-20-2009, 04:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	i'd say that's a generalization when it comes to merzbow, but at the same time it's kind of the point. dehumanized, cold, industrial -- it reflects rather than distracts.

04-30-2009, 01:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sooth Groupie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 13	Akira Yamaoka is a good one to review. He is one of the best ambient music composers out there. Only his Silent Hill soundtracks are ambience though.

05-04-2009, 07:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
Adonai An ambient-loving cookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Riga, Latvia Posts: 139	Aythis - Glacia [2009] Aythis - Glacia Year : 2009 Genre : Neoclassical Ambient Label : Prikosnovénie/Nove The Tracklist : 1. The Violet 2. Le Temps d'un voyage 3. Autan Noir 4. Glacia's Elegy 5. Forget me not 6. Moonlit Path The album is composed of an ethereal voice, sad/funeral/depressive keyboard melodies and orchestral/military drums. The tracks are fluid-like and very atmospheric. It makes you think about many things : life, death, your future, things you can/can't do etc. The atmosphere itself is very dark, but the haunting melodies make it a bit "lighter" than it seems to be. The music is very deep, so you can relax and fall asleep very easily. Sometimes you start listening and you wake up from a some kind of trance only when the whole album is over. At least I do. The album doesn't share any concepts of noise ambient, so the tracks aren't chaotic and have a melody and sometimes a slow, soothing orchestral drum beat. If there's a piano melody in the song, it just takes over your mind and drives you away. It's really amazing. The voice. I tried to figure out the lyrics on my own a few times, but I failed horribly. Every time I started to listen carefully to the voice, I was fascinated with it and just couldn't concentrate anymore. So I suggest you to just enjoy this beauty. My favourite track is "Le Temps d'un voyage". It starts with a sound of rain and then a slow, haunting keyboard theme fades in. The voice in this track perfectly suits the instumentals and the rare, quiet drum kicks are a great addition to the lyrical, mystical atmosphere. In conclusion, I would recommend this to ALL male human beings. Aythis is a woman and since ambient music is a part of your soul, we (men) can explore women' soul and perception by using the small window into their winds provided by Glacia and her album. The Rating I know, giving 10 of 10 isn't good, but I just can't give it less. Please don't start thinking I am one of those guys that give all albums 10 of 10. It's totally wrong. But this album is just amazing, I haven't seen better Neoclassical ambient works in whole my life. It's just stunningly amazing. So, it deserves 10/10 from me. It's so amazing that after downloading the album I listened to it twice, then deleted the files and ordered two legal copies of it. I even think about donating money to her. 10/10 __________________ Grace of Vengeance