NON HO SONNO (OST)

The famous Goblin are back with a soundtrack for Dario Argento. In Non Ho Sonno the idea is to bring back to the fore the original sound of the band and turns it into a modern way. The result is good but not transcendant. The emphasis is put on grandiose-elegant-symphonic synth waves, efficient melodies and heavy-trashy guitars. The dark, evil, funky aspects of classic recordings as Profondo Rosso, Suspiria have gone to give the priority to rather artificial, voluminous sounds. I don't like much this musical turn but I must admit that it's far better than scores written by the band in the 80s. Sleepless introduces us into an epic-horror symphony dominated by killer guitar notes and really mellow keyboards. Killer on the train is a massive, twisted electronic excursion with ultra heavy guitars, really loud keyboards, slowly escalating into a deep nightmarish horror ambience, among the best compositions. Endless love is a poor, cheap mysterious ballad with atrocious synths but it contains nice, eloquent guitar parts. Arpeggio- End Title is a hammering obscure symphony that is a reminiscence of Goblin's The Church. I don't have any comments for the piece Ulysse which is nothing else that a cheesymelodic instrumental for langurous piano / sax parts, this could be written for an old 80's kitsch porno, ridiculous! Death Farm is the creepiest, heaviest and surely the most progressive composition in this album, a solid, gorgeous, tormented hard rockin' piece with complex, ferocious keys arrangements. Not really amazing but an honest come back.