Dear Mr. Rothbauer,
appreciated musicians of THIRD MOON!
I want to
comment on your new work, that is cryptic entitled Dimorphic
Cynosure (two faced attraction point), with more
than only one word. It is almost frightening after the first-class
album of In Slumber, with which sheer immensely seeming creativity
a hammer disk is released after the other on the music world!
For the sake of my psychic and also physical health (I just call
out the word neck turbulence sling trauma…), I must ask
you therefore unfortunately to avoid composing further compositions
of this grade.
This enormous aggregation of beautiful melodies, no matter whether
played by acoustic guitar or E-guitar, the extravagant contact
with ear worm-refrains or the lasting mood changes place my nerves
again on a hard sample. This happens however extremely positively,
I am especially overwhelmed by your meticulous way to contribute
a huge portion of variation to the songs. Thereby I would like
to mention the masterly use of the acoustics through your strings’
wizard Dominik. He sticks a quantity of heart blood into his play
and delivers some true fireworks of powerful and filigree melodies
together with his partner Matias. The rhythm group produces a
felicitous groove, on which manifold acoustic pearls can develop
in entire splendor. Also you, honored Mr. Rothbauer, increased
yourself with regard to song presentation and you manage to use
your voice volumes even more variable than on master works such
as Aquis Submersus or Bloodforsaken.
I comfortably was surprised how well you control the clear voice
situation, but I am however just as happy that you do not exaggerate
this style means and preserve such certain exclusivity in the
use. I do not have an easy work to emphasize single pieces separately,
because you as artists produce a couple of direct hits that are
all together based on a high quality level, but let me write some
describing words concerning some outstanding tunes: Character
of Scars (probably one of your favorite words, eh?) cracks
the head bangers’ skepticism with its first chords and lets
raise alternatively the fists towards the sky or rotate the neck.
Yet before the song is old a minute, you intersperse already the
first fantastic melody, to loose thunder a while later, continuing
this interplay of partly two harmonious geese skin attacks, reminding
one even of Iron Maiden! This track gets crowned by emotional
vocals, also the acoustic guitar flashes shortly through the dense
song scaffolding. Cross The Rubicon sounds like its title
attached to history and rages in somewhat faster and more complicated
in rhythm, but does not forget about hidden guitar refinement
and rhythms that are made to bang one’s head!
You possess the special gift to write exciting songs that include
interesting turns - all that over an entire hour of playing time!
Therefore I want you to ignore my ironic request at the start
of this communication -concerning the exquisite and frightening
quality of your musical creations. Take no consideration at all
on any possible impairments of my mind or the physical constitution
and compose merely further in this goodness. One simple question
should however be allowed at the end: where to should this way
lead to?
I am looking forward, after the multiple enjoyment of Dimorphic
Cynosure, to hold the digipack-version with altogether
19 (!) pieces in hands – and naturally to a soon concert
with neck turbulence sling trauma!
Sincerely,
connected with my deepest congratulation I will come to an end
now, left in full contentment and offering maximum rating!