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SPIRAL

Vangelis

 

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alainPP
4 stars 1.Spiral ah this spatial intro, the synths that come and go, back and forth, from left to right, ah this sound that comes from the center, from your head, it swells, what else can I say, it's very linear, yes but before there was nothing; so these redundant sounds, these sounds coming from the universe, amplified by this microphone elsewhere, what a cover that everyone remembers; the air that comes, dancing, symphonic and catchy; a sound that returns like a wave and that we would listen to for more 2 Ballad which takes me back to the album 'China' for its Japanese connections, the entry is symphonic, Chinese, grandiloquent; then with the voice-overs it deviates to an airy air, of the turbosphere I think; a synthetic violin which juggles with the folklore of the land of the rising sun, a musical image of plenitude, bells, percussion which amplifies and the return of this sampled sound, trademark of the master VANGELIS; a magnificent bucolic stroll 3 Dervish D with the trademark of electronic music, a tune on a rhythmic base, all one on top of the other, like a black hole absorbing a galaxy; it seems so outdated these days, so beautiful when it came out 4 To The Unknown Man and one of my first musical excitements with electronic music; yes there was TANGERINE DREAM, SCHULZE, JM JARRE; yes there was VANGELIS with this very significant title; a solemn tune, the perfect anthem, here before hearing the drum roll I imagined it; in short, stereo to brighten up, the sound that plays on the speakers, or that stirs your air in your headphones, more on the left side it is true; 3'50 and it arrives after this wave of muffled synths; the roll, yes you have to follow, makes the hairs on your back stand up, it was the fashion, yes the anthem becomes beautiful, tall, you can't be more... 6'20 and that's messy; boom, boom boom and the finale arrives... a little pink noise to bring that last musical, symphonic and airy touch, in short a simplistic and wonderful title at the same time 5 3 + 3 at the end for the final title which leaves me cold; too much synth kills the synth; it's too easy, too bland, I don't like it and listening again confirms my initial feeling; perhaps also that the other titles took all my emotion.
alainPP | 4/5 |

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