REVIEW: WINDS - REFLECTIONS OF THE I

 

WINDS - REFLECTIONS OF THE I (The End Recs., 2002)

Produced by Andy Winter

Recorded at Top Room Studio

Artwork by Travis Smith

Tracks: 1- Clarity, 2- Realization, 3- Of Divine Nature, 4- Transition, 5- Passion´s Quest, 6- Reason´s Desire, 7- Premonition, 8- Remnants of Beauty, 9- Existence, 10- Continuance, 11- Predominance, 12- Inception Perspective, 13- In All Reflections, 14- Bloodstained and Sworn, 15- Mirrored in Time, 16- An Eternity of Dreams

I can not start the review in a different way: Andy Winter and company are really fantastic musicians ! In fact the music here is a mix of elements from many different styles, combined in such a great way that you will not believe it. This CD is a step forward compared to "Of Entity and Mind" (all the tracks of this MCD are here too...they are five) which was an amazing album too ! There are the omniprescent keys played by Andy Winter and there are violins, cellos and violas playing great melodies in all tracks. Jan Axel Von Blomberg (Hellhammer) is a great drummer who can show more variotions of his styles here than in many of his other projects. There are elements of classical music which I loved combined with metal in its purest forms. Lars Eric Si´s vocals are great and fir the music perfectly. This is with no doubt a masterpiece. Favorite tracks: The whole CD. It is really amazing !Contact: www.theendrecords.com