sir_akhine
Incredible Album from the first note to the last.Great musicians and lovely and perfect voice by tbe incredible Heike Langhans.All I want to say is thank you very much to touch our hearts and souls with this deep and fantastic music.Of course I’ve bought the CD+Digital Album to support this great project ,and looking forward to hearing more from them.
Favorite track: Ghost Bird.
starvynth
"I've given Another World quite a few listens, and I'm honestly not quite sure whether I like it more or less than Under A Godless Veil; both are very well-composed, consistently enjoyable efforts. Nevertheless, the difficulty I have in separating the two is a good indicator of what good work the two bands have done, and Langhans has been an integral part of both albums' excellence."
Thorsten
The dialog in "Another World" is taken from a favourit movie of me. Needless to say, the book is even better. Great album with a dense atmosphere and vast soundscapes!
Favorite track: Another World.
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Everybody knows Draconian, and by now many know Sojourner too. Light Field Reverie is what happened when the two ends met: Heike Langhans (Draconian, Lorelei) and her soothing voice join bassist Scotty Lodge (Sojourner) and guitarist, keyboardist and producer Mike Lamb (Sojourner) on a completely new trip.
Another World is the very first release from the newborn band, a collection of songs moving liquidly between gothic and doom metal, with a robust injection of synths and drones, so much that there are moments where metal is nowhere to be found. You can very well hear every past and present experience from Heike’s music career: her personal darkwave project Lorelei, the melancholic drones from Ison and the gloomy atmosphere of Draconian all merge with Mike’s melodic and layered songwriting we’ve been able to enjoy in Sojourner.
To describe their work, the band chose these words: “Written and recorded during the global turbulence of 2020, 'Another World' is a passion project imbued with the deeply personal concepts of home, belonging, and finding light in an uncertain world. Alongside these themes, the album is full of references and tributes to some of the influences that have shaped and inspired us both as people and artists. The themes of songs refefence games, books and films we love, and the whole work is infused with 80's and 90's nostalgia”.
The result is something entirely different, which you’re not used to listening and you wouldn’t think you could find on Avantgarde Music. There is some metal here and there, and in “Ghost Bird”, definitely the heaviest piece of the lot, you also have Emilio Crespo, Sojourner frontman, coming in with his deep growl. But all in all Light Field Reverie is something else. You may call it darkwave, you may call it “alternative”, you may even dare with electronic music, but at the end of the day all that really matter is that Another World is a mixture of different experiences, and you can discover its beauty and elegance on November, 20 (digital / CD) and December, 11 (vinyl).
supported by 193 fans who also own “Another World”
NONE a opéré un virage dans Where Life Should Be et ça se confirme davantage dans Damp Chill of Life. Le temps des métaphores est révolu : l'humidité froide, c'est celle des larmes qui coulent sur le visage à cause de la dépression. Tout pleure dans cet album : les guitares typées DSBM grésillent, les solos ("The Damp Chill of Life", "It's Painless To Let Go") sont liquides et coulent, les voix prennent à la gorge ; même le piano, étranglé par les sanglots ("Cease"), est aphone. Insoutenable... Jordan Vauvert
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On ne frappe pas un homme à terre : c'est ce que dit la règle mais NONE a déjà prouvé qu'il ne les suivait pas et si son album éponyme retirait toute perspective de béatitude spirituelle, Life has gone on long enough, son deuxième opus, nous interdit l'accès au bonheur terrestre. La vie n'a aucune substance et la production plus distante le confirme. Le DSBM s'empare de textures sonores blues, mettant en relief une dépression urbaine. Les cris partent en fumées : ne restent que les pleurs... Jordan Vauvert
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A truly stellar death/doom album with heavy doses of black metal. Tracks like Isolation, Child of Light, and Broken Hymns deliver the sorrowful and icy tone of this album, elevated by the stirring cello compositions of Raphael Weinroth-Browne. The album delivers a deeply satisfying crescendo in Becoming Intangible before stirring the soul once again with Epilogue. Matt Richardson
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"La mort n'existe ni pour les vivants ni pour les morts" écrivait Épicure et ça reste toujours vrai : personne ne peut en faire l'expérience — sauf NONE, formation américaine qui en a fait son leitmotiv. Les membres du groupe sont inconnus et son premier album n'a pas de nom ; même le paysage sur la pochette est vaporeux. Si le DSBM est déjà d'une tristesse funèbre qui serre le cœur, les passages atmosphériques donnent à entendre les âmes en peine de l'autre côté du voile. Un début magistral... Jordan Vauvert