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Any band that's been around for a decade will show some progression, and Japan's majestic Mono is no exception. True to form, on the heels of 10 years of playing together, they've recorded their most elaborately orchestrated album yet. A sweeping, cinematic set of six songs, HYMN TO THE IMMORTAL WIND finds the band collaborating with a large chamber orchestra, lending them a dramatic gravitas that they could not achieve on their own. Songs like the gorgeous "Ashes in the Snow" wash over the listener with delicately placed textures that wax and wane, telling a story without words, but relying on mood and tone to broadcast incredible emotion. The somber, atypically short "Follow the Map" utilizes spare guitar and delicate piano to build tension until a crescendo of strings enters to carry it gently aloft. Though still rooted in rock, Mono's music has more in common with classical compositions at this point.
Recording information: Electrical Audio Recording Studios, Chicago, IL (06/2008-11/2008).
Personnel: Yoda, Takaakira "Taka" Goto (electric guitar); Andra Kulans (violin, viola); Jody Livo, Carol Kalvonjian, Chie Yoshinaka, Steve Winkler, Carmen Llop Kassinger, Inger Carle, Katherine Hughes, Jeff Yang, Susan Voelz (violin); Eille Bakum, Benton Wedge, John Sagos, Vannia Phillips (viola); Richard Yeo, Mark Anderson, Ellen O'Hayer, Wendy Cotton, Michael Duggan, Margaret Daly Davies, Jill Kaeding, Alison Chesley (cello); Jennifer Clippert, Mary Stolper (flute); Yasunori Takada (glockenspiel, drums, cymbals, timpani); Kent Kessler (double bass).
Audio Mixer: Steve Albini.
Alternative Press (pp.114-115) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The group use an auxiliary string section judiciously, contrasting triumphant flashes of orchestral grandeur with simple piano melodies isolated in sonic white space."
Kerrang (Magazine) (p.52) - "Working with a full orchestra and long time friend and collaborator Steve Albini, much of this is breathtaking....An album of beauty, pathos and wonder."
Clash (magazine) (p.112) - "Recorded with their close friend Steve Albini the album combines vast orchestrations with an almost terrifying intimacy."
Signal To Noise (magazine) (p.57) - "'Everlasting Light' closes the recording with a stirring celestial vision: sustained guitar melodies are haloed by violins, then buoyed to a thrilling finale by a wall of glorious E-major." Hymn To The Immortal Wind Music Mono Hymn To The Immortal Wind Songs Hymn To The Immortal Wind Music Hymn To The Immortal Wind Music Review Purchase Hymn To The Immortal Wind CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Small Faces Ogden's Nut Gone Flake CDs (1968) England; Deluxe Edition
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Recorded live at the Atlanta Internation Pop Festival, Atlanta, Georgia, July 3 & 4, 1970. Includes liner notes by Kirk West.
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Manuel Aspidi nasce a Livorno il 12 Novembre 1987. Vive in una famiglia numerosa: ha, infatti, ben quattro fratelli di cui uno gemello. E’ abituato, quindi, a relazionarsi con molte persone diverse: ciò gli ha permesso di avere, oggi, un carattere socievole e solare. Manuel comincia fin da piccolo anche a prendere lezioni di musica leggera e a soli quindici anni vince già numerosi concorsi canori locali. La sua estensione vocale si impone, infatti, in ogni gara. In questo periodo partecipa, inoltre, come corista e, talvolta, protagonista di alcune opere liriche. La notorietà a livello nazionale arriva però nel 2007, quando partecipa alla sesta edizione della trasmissione Mediaset “Amici” condotta da Maria de Filippi. Grazie a quest’opportunità Manuel riesce a raggiungere e conquistare il grande pubblico. La sua voce ha caratteristiche rare e particolari; si adatta bene a generi diversi anche se esprime il meglio di sé con melodie tipiche del pop americano. Durante la trasmissione Manuel si misura con successo con numerose cover di artisti internazionali come Stevie Wonder o R. Kelly; interpreta, inoltre, brani di cantanti italiani quali Lucio Dalla e Alex Baroni. Grazie alla scuola di “Amici”, Manuel può anche specializzarsi ...
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