Spheric Universe Experience New Album ANIMA!
10/10
Impressive German band, five members, Jioti Parcharidis, the frontman, perfect voice, top vocalist, sings with an awesome sentiment and also he sings very strong, Andreas Kienitz, the guitar player, great technique and feeling, talented musician, Oliver Hintz, notable keyboardist, great solos and orchestrations, Matthias Vogel, remarkable bassist, extraordinary capacity, Olaf Hoffmeister, the drummer, top musician, exceptional ability; Oceans was made in 1996, top album, totally progressive, totally metal, the recording is not the best, but the technique and feeling of the band is excellent, seven themes, almost 48 minutes, 5/7 songs are over the seven minutes, and each one is an excellent piece.
Song by song:
Infinite ways, ten minute track, starts with drums, keyboards, guitars and bass at the same time, next, appears Jioti’s charming voice, the changes in the rhythms are great, Jioti’s shouts are fantastic, top singer, at the 4:30 appears a musical part, begins with keys orchestration, progressive drums, phenomenal bass and great guitar solo, pretty amazing! Jioti’s voice again, the melody is very contagious, guitar harmonies in the vain of Fates Warning accompanied by keys, splendid work! At the 8:30 keyboards solo, the feeling and the elaborate music are in the entire song, sublime work.
Nexus, commence with drums, guitar, bass and keys at the same time, Jioti’s vocals, in the entire song they made amazing music, check the high level of technique of the band, in the present time Atmosfear, another talented German band, makes this kind of complex music, only a few bands got this level.
Labyrinth, guitar harmonies, keyboard orchestration, bass and drums to commence, next, Jioti’s sentimental voice, very moving along the song, this is accompanied by progressive guitar and drums, the elegance of the band is showed, at the 3:40 begins a musical part, that starts with delicate keyboards and drums accompanied by guitar and bass, next appears piano sounds and drums continues, but now faster and stronger, next, guitar solo, and next, keys solo, magnificent, the music is getting faster, and instrumental music continues, next appears Jioti’s incredible voice, what a complement! Top band! The song ends with saxophone sounds.
Door to December, if this song doesn’t appear in the album it will be perfect. Is an instrumental piece, it seems to me country music, but they have their reasons to put it in the oceans album.
Oceans, if someone doubts about the quality of the band, just listen this song, is one the bests, top song in prog metal, starts with guitar harmonies with effects and keys orchestration, next, the impressive voice of Jioti, next, hi hat and drum bass, the way that Olaf hits the hi hat is amazing, next, he hits all the drums and cymbals with expertise, the bass work is more notorious, guitar harmonies continues, Oliver plays splendid notes, scales and orchestrations, Jioti begins to sing more loose, spectacular voice, all instruments are coordinate with perfection, exalted metal, at the 7:50 begins an awesome musical part, starts with keys followed by super-progressive drums and guitar distortion at the same time, Matthias capacity is lofty, Jioti’s voice is back and the drums work continues, the song ends with fineness.
Forest rain, starts with the guitar and keys orchestration, followed by drums and bass, next, Jioti’s voice, then, he makes three chants, marvellous, the way that Jioti make his own chorus is great, fast hi hat, musical part at the four minutes, includes solos by Andreas and Oliver, magnificent opus! Jioti’s strong voice is back, accompanied by heavy guitar harmonies, the impressive metal continues until the end of the song.
Aquasun, the last song, excels the keyboards and Jioti’s voice, simply wonderful!!!