Myths and Legends as told by the Storyteller [13:45]
The Dream That Came True [3:47]
The Confrontation – Warlock versus the Wizard of the Dark [17:17]
Ghosts Calling from Yonder [11:20]
Warlock’s Death [5:11]
"The Tale Of The Warlock" is Gert Emmens’ first concept album. It tells the fictional story about the lives and times of a magician and druid. We could already taste from it through a shorter version of the track "The Warlock Returns" on the compilation-album "Kinections-The Progday Support CD" and that was very promising.
The Dutchman is a master in creating traditional electronic music with a melodical edge. This is not different on "The Tale Of The Warlock". Stronger: it has become his most consistent and harmonically album yet and certainly the one that breaths most warmth. What’s very strong again are the sequences. This, combined with nice solos, wonderful atmospheric sounds en ingenious rhythms, makes this album an extremely enjoyable ride again. Gert’s collaborations with sequencer specialist Ruud Heij certainly have left traces on this album. Excellent is a piece like "Myths And Legends As Told By The Storyteller", that opens with atmospheric sounds and Mellotron choirs, after which great sequences are added and Emmens plays a soft solo. The following "The Dream That Came True" is really something completely different: this short piece is played fully on the impressive Yamaha CS80-synthesizer, what immediately remembers of Vangelis. The highlight is perhaps "Ghosts Calling From Yonder", in which the sequences almost reach Klaus Schulze-like proportions.
Gert continues to grow in his music and that is always a great thing for a musician.
