ANIMA DOMINUM

Melodic symph prog album is what I would call this album. Actually, the right phrase is Neo Prog. That's what the music is here. Abel Ganz is a very good reference. Unfortunate, the sound is very flat and muddy. Even when playing around with the sound on my desktop sound studio, I cannot get a good, clear sound. The separation of the instruments are really bad. Which is really bad too for this album because given a good sound, this album would had been a lot better.

But the mud does not totally disguise the good songs here. I am not keen on the male vocals. The female vocals are great though. The neo-prog songs here are performed with long guitar solos, choirs and keyboards. This in addition to bass and drums. The music is run of the mill, but still very good.

A good album from a band I would like to know more about.

3 stars

Trying to capture the real essence of music,ANIMA recommend you a sweet approach to Symphonic/Art Rock saturrated in melody and extensive instrumental passages. With influences coming from CAMEL and mid-70's GENESIS as well as some hints from the Neo Prog territory,''Tempus Stetisse'' is a work where melodic HACKETT-ish guitars meet groovy bass lines,acoustic guitars are mixed with symphonic keys,while the dramatic interplays and atmospheric synth-filled passages are also present and strong.Though not that complicated,the album is trully inspired and well-performed with catchy arrangements without losing a single minute its progressive approach.Vocals are in English and they are also nicely performed without evident traces of a Brazilian accent.ANIMA were playing and performing long before famous Brazilian acts like TEMPUS FUGIT or AETHER even appeared in the horizon and their style could have been a big influence for the later Brazilian Symphonic/Art Rock scene.Highly recommended and definitely essential!