Artist: Mythos
Tracklist:
CD 1
- The unparalleled adventures of Hans Pfaall 06:13
- The journal of Julius Rodman 05:43
- The domain if Arnheim 04:39
- The pit and the pendulum 05:17
- The narrative of A.G. Pym of Nantucket 05:38
- Landscape garden 07:00
- The murders in the rue morgue 05:38
- The island of the fay 10:22
Total Time: 50:53
CD 2
- The power of words 07:23
- Mystification 04:20
- Never bet the devil your head 0 8:43
- An extravaganza 05:40
- Tales of ratiocination 06:47
- The stylus 06:53
- The longfellow war 06:42
- E.A.P. forever 06:07
Total Time: 52:39
The first CD contains eight tracks, which vary in length from 4:30 to 10+ minutes. To depict the drama in Poe’s stories, Kaske uses numerous distinctive samples (e.g., flutes, obscure brass sounds, vocoder like timbres).
In particular, the last track, "The Island of the Fay", is a real gem, with its subtle sequences, and its atmospheric and melodious lines reminiscent of TD’s 1980s style. CD 2 is just as powerful, in my opinion. Another eight tracks are present, and, once again, there are many impressive compositional feats.
This second CD features a whole set of both recognizable and relatively new sounds (voices and choirs, guitar like sounds). Nicely done are the tempo changes that occur within the same track ("The Power of Words"), which in my opinion, add to the surprise factor, thereby maintaining a firm grasp on the listener’s attention throughout the piece.
Sometimes the music leans towards a classical style ("The Stylus", including many string parts).
It is also bombastic, it features a plethora of percussion ("Never Bet the Devil Your Head"), and it contains some Oriental influences. But mainly these are very fine and gripping pieces of music, and they are extremely listener friendly.
The (somewhat Vangelis like) final track, "E.A.P Forever", provides this impressive and 'melodic rhythmic' double album with a magnificent ending.
