Die Verbannten Kinder Evas - Dusk And Void Become Alive

Die Verbannten Kinder Evas
Dusk And Void Become Alive
Napalm Records
8/10




Morose sensations emanates from “Dusk And Void Become Alive,” as the well-trained, operatic vocalizations of Dina (also of WeltenBrand) float above arrangements for piano, exploring a cavernous emptiness of somber emotion walking hand in hand with beauty.

This sort of dialectical paradigm often finds its way into contemporary music, that matchmaking of light and darkness, gorgeousness and dreadful, sobering gloom. While the circular-sounding notes of the eternal depths manifest over the course of this album, Die Verbannten Kinder Evas seeks to bring animation to abyssful, classically-influenced compositions and does so with all the grace of a flickering candle lapping in a slight breeze.

Highlights include the sweeping, mournful “Winter’s Night,” which offers an apt interpretation of the icy touch of the most unforgiving season with a classy air. The record’s title track ushers the entire affair in with a low-key, solitary sensation and the chamber music-inspired realization of “Unquiet Thoughts” relies on kettle drum-type bombast and a dual male/female vocal presence that gives the song grandiose depth and assured splendor.

Die Verbannten Kinder Evas fascinates with “Dusk And Void Become Alive,” an album that is suitable for airplay on traditional classical radio as well as for making an excellently ominous backdrop to any cold winter’s evening.



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