Krypteria - Liberatio (2005) FLAC+CUE+LOG

Krypteria - Liberatio

This first of album of Krypteria has not much to do with the later band of the same name. It's a musical project that unites the genres of classic music, new age music, folk music, soft pop music, electronic and disco music. The initial double album that featured fifty-four tracks is a conceptual musical about a love story with fantastic elements. Hope, friendship and treason are major themes of it. The initial record only features the guitar player and mastermind of present Krypteria as well as the drummer of the band. Other involved persons are the author Wolfgang A. Link as well as the actor Hans-Martin Stier. There is also a larger number of musicians and especially male and female guest singers involved in the album but not the Korean singer Cho Ji-In that only joined the band a few years later with a new bass player when the group decided to play more rock and metal orientated music with a few influences from the new age and classic roots with a constant line-up. A version of the calm new age hit single "Liberatio" with vocals from Cho Ji-In is only featured on an edited re-release. The album gained commercial success and parts of it were played in several television shows.
The problem with the album is that the concept and the story are not very original and lack of depth. The potpourri of musicians is overwhelming and they don't all have the same elevated quality as the famous main singer Sylvia Gonzalez Bolivar or later Cho Ji-In which creates many odd downfalls and highlights. The album tries to vary a lot but has no straight line and concept. A classic fan might be bored by the soft rock tracks. A pop music fan might be distracted by the mystic new era influences. The fan of old school disco pop music and keyboard sample sounds might feel weird about the epic orchestral passages. In fact, creator Christoph Siemons had a lot of ideas and inspirations but they don't glue and fit together. The album lacks of a soul and feels more like a compilation than the inspiring musical that it could have been with a little bit more focus, time and patience. At some points, the album almost feels schizophrenic. It might please a little bit to almost any fan of any genre of music but this album will probably not fully please to many people and that's its main problem. I must admit that I even prefer the much criticized follow up In Medias Res because it sounded much more coherent with a real line-up.
In the end, this album is a diversified and interesting musical that has had some surprising and well deserved success. But on the other side, there are too many musicians, authors, actors and singers involved in the project and everybody wants to add his personal touch which creates an odd, mixed up, schizophrenic potpourri of various styles. This compilation can't keep my interest high and as many people I happen to only like a couple of songs, mostly the mystic new age ones like "Liberatio", "Gaudium Et Felicitas" or "Explora" while I really dislike disco pop tracks like the boring "Run To You" in comparison to the rather fast paced rocker "Get The Hell Out Of My Way". I finally only recommend this compilation to really open-minded fans of music of any kind that would like to try out an experimental popular musical project.

copas from http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/Krypteria/Liberatio/140059/

Tracklist:
1. Liberatio     04:00   
2. Trust Your Heart     04:03
3. Gaudium Et Felicitas     03:11
4. Run to You     04:14
5. Tonight     03:59
6. Get the Hell Out of My Way     04:36
7. I Just Drowned in Your Eyes     04:01
8. Time Is Running Thin     01:45
9. When the Dust Begins to Settle     04:08
10. Try     04:31
11. Explora     03:13   
12. A.O.T.D.A.H     01:31
13. Kiss Your Life Goodbye     03:39
14. Keep Believing     04:03
Bonustrack
15. Liberatio MMV     04:00

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