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Title: Lying 6 feet under and the sun still burns (extended editon)
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Artist: ozostomia
Genre: Classical/New Age: Classical (Orchestral)
Reviewed by: TwiTerror on August 27, 2007 (All reviews by TwiTerror)

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1Overall Description
Here is a piece in the genre I could only dub "Classical Fusion," as it melds orchestral music in a cinematic dynamic with rock/metal, sort of what you hear in those really eerie gothic bands. However, this piece doesn't shoot for the same effect, or at least, that is not what it achieves.

While I think it is crazy to review a 10 minute piece in one overall summary or what have you, it must be done. I feel that the real gold in this piece is after the 8 minute mark, and before 8:44. Before that, things get repetitive (to say the least). There is still musicality and moving ideas, but not in the traditional since.

This piece would be great work if it were intended for background music or otherwise. However, due to the sheer length and repetition before the eight minute mark, things simply can not stand on their own. I'd really like to see this piece split and rearranged into three different movements as well as in this extended version for those diehard fans.

Musically, there is so much going on it's very hard to get a solid grasp on the individualities of the sound. I believe that the orchestral side of the mix is very clean, and the rock part also shares that trait. Together, however, they create a gorgeous sound with a lot of mud. Things are simply not clear throughout the majority of the mix and suffer from inbalances all over the place. Whether or not this is intentional, I cannot say. There is definitely a mood and texture that this muddiness creates that can be appreciated.

If I were to summarize things, I'd say get those last few minutes of the piece because they stand the best on their own. However, the whole feeling would best be accompanied with some sort of cinematic or visual element. All in all, this is well worth a download, and even a listen, especially if you enjoy the tones from the Matrix score (Don Davis) and the sound of Jake Kaufman (Virt).
 
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