Winterblood / Draumar – Metamorphosis

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An excerpt:

Metamorphosis truly is what it aspires to be, a perfect blend of two fine artists lending both their strengths and individual differences to form a symbiosis of sound and atmosphere. When Herbstträume-Winteranfang by Draumar opened up the album with its wonderful piano and gently dripping water I almost instantly knew that this was an album I would gladly delve deeper into. The main difference between the works of Draumar and Winterblood is the instruments. And where Draumar weave a glorious neo-classical pattern from various flutes, pianos, violins and similar dark orchestral tools Winterblood works in a more minimal and heavily atmospheric way enhancing the experience with a more synthetic scenery of sounds. This symbiosis of sound and shape guides the listener and makes each song blend into the next in a landscape that ranges from the heavenly flutes of Höhenzug to the subterranean drones of Altezze Solari without ever loosing the overall dark yet tangible atmosphere.

Draumar really brings me chills down my spine with a truly amazing collection of both serene and melancholic melodies. The general structures are simple, seldom ranging from more then just a few extremely well-balanced instruments. The music gives you all the context you need and songs such as Tagesanbruch sweeps you away on a silent breeze of orchestral strings, strong yet gentle, while Schnee summons a more playful mood to mind with the dance of snowflakes over pine-covered valleys.

http://heathenharvest.org/2012/02/19/draumarwinterblood-metamorphosis/