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KATATONIA (SWE)
Of course Katatonia has changed a lot from their debut CD “Dance of Decemebr soul” but the band has always been able to create a whirl of emotions inside the listeners’ soul.
From the issue of “Discoureged ones” Katatonia began a research of a different way to express their feelings (and probably for many listeners more “soft” tunes) and nowadays it seems the band has finally found it: a new shade of mournful notes.
Jonas has reached an incredible moving way of singing that gives to Katatonia’s sound a new trademark; guitars have attained a new level of maturity: the gentle touch of emotions.
Katatonia’s music has always been the perfect soundtracks in my solitary walk through the desert shady paths: the scent of the cordial tree dance in the air with their wonderful notes and the colour of their leaves to fulfil all the speech of emotions and thoughts.
The lyrics are an enigmatic puzzle of our deepest questions. Still listening to “Last fair…” I feel like walking in the never ending labyrinth of life; still I feel the perfect but delicate equilibrium of existence that is also the one of their music. Nobody can judge this kind of feelings; who will dare will definitely be lost in a labyrinth that is not his own
Reviewed by Lidia Buscaino
Katatonia are truly the masters of melancholic music. They are really talented when it comes to writing songs; they show this especially in the song "Criminals": it is amazing that a so sad melody is able to give me thus good feelings.
Lyrics on this album are as always mysterious and depressive: they sounds really personal and that is something I do really appreciate. This album is not so different from their 3 previous masterpieces and I think the band is now 110 % sure which direction they want to go. So why wait to get this album??
N.B Remember to turn off your light!!!!!
Official Website: www.katatonia.com
Reviewed by Ketil Søraker
