VIAMEDIA

The duo Dimmestøl/Dale are not afraid to challenge the listener, both musically and lyrically. This is advanced and complex music that demands a lot (and this is coming from someone who loves Dream Theater). It's spiced with beautiful vocal harmonies, lovely chords, and lots of delightful synth and fretless bass.

Press your AirPods firmly into your ears, lean back in your comfy chair, and close your eyes. Only then does such music get the element it needs to express itself and reach the listener. And most importantly; LISTEN. Not with your ears, but with your senses and body. Let the music pass through your ears and deep into your brain, that's where the magic happens!

My favorite so far is "Aphrodite," if I must highlight one. Not because it's so much better than the others, but it has a beautiful chromatic part (maybe not the correct musical terminology) where it sings, among other things, "We flutter like the leaves" and the subsequent modulation of the same section. Here, Tore shines with both singing and guitar playing. Beautiful. The instrumental favorite is "Dust" (there's really only one instrumental on the album?). This works well as a "Thank you for now, see you again" song.

ViaMedia; well-crafted, beautifully produced and played, lovely songs. If I can wish for something for the next album, it would be to tone down the complexity a bit and cultivate the harmonics more. Well, I'm a sucker for pompous, melodic music.

Thank you for the music!