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Saturday, 20 January 2024

SONA NYL - Chroniques de vampires, Vourdalaks et autres non-morts.

 

SONA NYL – Chroniques de vampires, Vourdalaks et autres non-morts – cassette/download – DMP – 2023.

https://dialatedmusicproductions.bandcamp.com/album/chroniques-de-vampires-vourdalaks-et-autres-non-morts

https://www.facebook.com/ludoviclepretre677

https://soundcloud.com/sona-nihil




Ruelle creaks Chroniques de vampires, Vourdalaks et autres non-morts into life before drones build into melodies that pace across the work until a synth pattern evolves to form a futuristic piece of music that plays through beautifully. A more ambient passage of sound with drones thrown across it forms Cynthia. Eventually melody sprinkles across it, the combined elements are more abstract than the previous track. Skull is a more sinister, slow dungeon passage of organ like synthesiser.  Pulsing beat and electronics form a Mirage, it darkens as the melody arrives, everything seems controlled by the intensity of the beat as it changes. Jeux d’enfants uses a jollier pattern of electronics and beat to make a luscious piece of pop instrumental music. Le Pouvoir initially sounds sinister in line with the previous tracks but has a lighter melody and use of noise that is sunnier. As the synth melody begins to play the sound just erupts beauty.

Sombre Resurrection returns to the twilight zone of moody melody as if serving as the prelude to bad events in a horror film. Retour Chex les Vourdalaks proves that there was nothing to worry about, sophisticated layers of melody and rhythm demonstrate golden brilliance. Devenir un dieu shifts things as if serving as a sullen intro to the darkness of Nous sommes une legende – the darker side of SONA NYL is still as rich and complex as its lighter side. Introspective piano and deep organ melody are Elzbieta which leads to the outro Quand le monde s’agenoullera devant toi.

This is a beautiful recording that I thoroughly enjoyed hearing. A pleasure to review.

Nevis Kretini 2024

There is no clique here, no network, one I and I alone. As Lee once said, this is a long, lonely road.

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