The Ancient Greek mythology alluded in the album's title is correspondent to the colorful bombast displayed throughout the repertoire, but that's where all connections stand. Omphalos means navel, the center of the world. The ensemble recovers the sense of energy and counterpoint-based complexity that has characterized some parts of the brightest previous tracks. Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. Potent power metal gets knotted up by head-spinning, proggy song constructions on the music of Hyvmine. Combining wry, cutting lyrics and whimsical arrangements, the Canadian art-rockers' latest is a tilt-a-whirl of a breakup album.
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But fortunately for us rock fans there are as well the typical rock instruments guitar, bass and drums as excellent counterparts.

The electric guitar excursions do not disappoint, and for me serve as highlights of an otherwise meandering work. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support? You are not logged, please complete authentication before continuing use forum credentials.
Go Unlimited Start your day free trial. Get to Know Us. The guitar textures also help very much to build the track's proper atmosphere. The most remarkable element in Kotobel their music on this CD is the opera-like female voice that sounds powerful with a wide range.
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These elements are created by using resources which come from the worlds of Progressive rock and classical music. Gutsy hard rock from this Sydney group, with proggy arrangements that reference Middle Eastern melodies.
View Cart Proceed to checkout. All guitars recorded at Cesar's Chiringuito. The guitar play is beautiful. This album was on my wishlist already for koteble time after a first quick listen.
Starting with a brief exotic opener very reminiscent of Amarok's Arabic excursionsomphaalos comes 'Sun Pentacle', a mesmerizing example of good symphonic prog with clear jazzy nuances. And another performance of virtuoso musicians. Mercury Pentacle " Classical guitar and those long, feminine notes make up the lengthiest part of the suite.
Waves of sound follow before we get a calm,then a fuller sound comes in. The ensemble recovers the sense of energy and counterpoint-based complexity that has characterized some parts of the brightest previous tracks. The Ancient Greek mythology alluded in the album's title is correspondent to the colorful bombast displayed throughout the repertoire, but that's where all connections stand. As excellent as Pentacle's Suite is, I have a slight preference for the harder edged Excellent Meat with its pleasing and more upfront electric guitar work, a track more in keeping with what was to follow on Ouroboros.
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It will not be everybody's cup of tea but to me the vocals sound as an extra dimension to the captivating Kotobel prog! Dear Bongo, by Motherhood. Excellent Meat Excellent Meat. A vocal backed classical guitar interlude gives way to flute and piano building with some pleasing mellotron before the bass and drums bring it back into more upbeat territory.
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The Epilogue section is delivered on a slow tempo, which facilitates the cinematographic pomposity that is so usual in progressive occasions like this. Flute also plays an important role in the sound here and while the music has that melancholic vibe it's often lighter kotebfl more airy than the dark and brooding sound created on Ouroboros.
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Undoubtely one opmhalos the best albums to be heard in ! Combining wry, cutting lyrics and whimsical arrangements, the Canadian art-rockers' latest is a tilt-a-whirl of a breakup album. Carsten Pieper If anyone wonders about my "Spanish phase": In this half hour 'magnum opus' we can enjoy Kotobel at their best delivering great shifting moods, strong breaks, excellent interplay and exciting soli on several instruments. Everything works well here:
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