Aesma Daeva - The Eros Of Frigid Beauty
The
Eros of Frigid Beauty is a concept album dealing with Odysseus and The
Odyssey and it does a compelling job of portraying the dramatic
sentiment of the characters and the storyline...opting for manic bursts
of hyper, chugging guitars playing footsy with majestic trumpet
flourishes, psychedelic keyboard attacks, beautiful acoustic guitar
alchemy, flute cameos, and powerfully reflective piano suites. With its
lyrical focus, it has kinship with Symphony X's The Odyssey. However,
although both albums deal with the same basic lyrical concepts, The Eros
of Frigid Beauty tackles the subject in more of a scholarly vein, as
opposed to Symphony X's contemporary rendition of it. When listening to
Eros, you get the feel of listening to a college lecture about the
subject; alternatively, with The Odyssey the feel is more that of a
newfangled Hollywood director's aspirations put to film (I liken it to
the contrast of the peaceful, studious atmosphere of a college classroom
or auditorium to the 'hustle-and-bustle' mentality of modern life in
various respects). Although this comparison and contrast may seem
irrelevant, hopefully from this description you won't be duped into
thinking you're going to hear another Nightwish, if you're one of those
people who can't tolerate tranquility.
It is this
tranquility which may turn people off from the band, sadly. Truthfully,
this music is better suited to times of reflection and low personal
energy levels. For people accepting of different tempos, however, this
is a savory delicacy to be eaten suddenly and
inhaled gradually.
If
the good music wasn't enough, you can find even more joy and
gratification in the fact that the vocalist is very competent. Melissa
Ferlaak, the main vocalist, is a tour de force. Although not outwardly
expressive in the 'Tarja' sense, she utilizes a keen, calculated
chokehold
on vocal dynamics as it pertains to the emotional relevance of the
current music being played. It is a common naive fallacy that good music
always has good vocals, so when there is such a perfect marriage of
these elements, it truly is a call for celebration.
I
would highly recommend this masterwork...it truly is a piece of inspired
genius. Daeva, hopefully, will enlist in the ranks of the more highly
esteemed symphonic acts such as Nightwish, Therion, Stratovarius, and
Symphony X in the near future.
Highlights: acoustic
guitar solo in "In My Holy Time"; trumpet intro in "Lysander"; piano
solo in "In My Holy Time"; industrial-synth plods on "The Eros of Frigid
Beauty"; the flute 'jumps' in "Devotion"; choral vocals in refrain on
"The Eros of Frigid Beauty"; the reprise of the main melody of
"Lysander" in "Overature to You" and the pseudo-thrashiness of parts of
it; the furious, syncopated onslaught and schizophrenic orientation of
"The Minstrel Song"; and the completist nature, proggyness, and
disco/Jamiroquai-like flautist essence of "Lysander II".
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Tracklist:
1. Lysander
2. Devotion
3. In My Holy Time
4. The Eros of Frigid Beauty
5. Overature
6. The Minstrel Song
7. Lysander II
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