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Kult of Red Pyramid - Broken Mirror


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Kult of Red Pyramid operates on the music scene for 15 years, but now it is time we have the pleasure to acquaint with their new album. The second album contains 9 premiere songs, recorded for new Xperiment XIII label, which band lately joined, and as a part of limited edition it has additionally 11 remastered tracks.
 
Country of their origin - Croatia, is inevitably associated with holidays, where the vast turquoise sea blends into beautiful, sandy beaches, and sky tempts with the ubiquitous blue. However, this album is filled tightly with contents of all shades of sadness and unimaginable layers of longing.
Album contains both slow, sometimes even waltz-like pieces, as well as more intense tracks. Varied sound despite of synthesizers has also place for piano. Interesting tones in the background help to build remarkable atmosphere, sometimes there is intensification electro sounds, in form of sharp, dark beats, to show then more muted side of the group, making room for very climatic, highly excruciating shades of music.
In their works band provides listeners a delicate touch of gloomy romance, reinforced by diverse gothic structure of the tracks. Vocalist dwells on past moments, in many pieces returns echo of distant memories marked by an enormous emotional burden.
Extremely passionate message, allows at the same time to absorb the atmosphere of loneliness. This release is accompanied by a certain aura of eeriness, wherein group starting from first songs is trying to build a strong relation with listener, adequately toning sound experiences and introducing in their so attracting land of sorrow.
 
"Broken Mirror" meticulously builds tension, while keeping an equal level. It brings new songs as well as it presents the new version of past achievements of the group. And by allowing possibility for a fresh view at the integral pieces of previous activities from Kult of Red Pyramid, it permits to show a more complete frame of band’s accomplishments, which are characterized equally by monumental, extensive compositions, as well as faster, sometimes even trance-like tracks. In both cases, it is easily noticeable band’s dedication to music they play. And heart pleasing, nice dim tones, evoke feeling of profound melancholy.

Tracklist:
01 Everything Was Taken Away From Me
02 Broken Mirror
03 Burn
04 The Wire
05 Salt
06 Sovereign
07 Stillborn
08 Haze
09 Widow
10 Somebody Did Something To My Child
11 Epic
12 Black Lotus and Heavy Rain
13 Angel Blood
14 Monster
15 Lure 2014
16 Stacheldraht 2014
17 Here Comes The Tide
18 Abnormal Beauty (version)
19 Now
20 Your Night (version)
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Add date: 2015-02-20 / Music reviews




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