Angelwing - The Nymphaeum

Angelwing
The Nymphaeum

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STYLE:
New Age / Prog. / Classical Space

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1. Radical Seed (freedom of the nymph)
2. the Nymphaeum
       part I a guitar duet
       part II the orchestral theme
3. the Nymphaeum
       part III an acoustic guitar theme
4. the Nymphaeum
       part IV reprise
5. the Nymphaeum
       part V piano themes
6. What A beautiful Sunset!
7. The Calling (nymph mix)
8. Tears of Joy
    - intermission -
9. Radical Seed (radio Mix)*
10. What A beautiful sunset! (radio mix)*
*Bonus Tracks

ISSUE #40 Aug '02

Imagine you’re in the batters box, you’ve been fed a steady diet of fastballs and change ups, then, the pitcher unleashes the unexpected – A curve ball – it freezes you, helpless to do nothing but admire the surreal beauty with utmost fascination. Arcing out, far and away from the norm, to ultimately return and sail across the plate. With an entrancing quality, it causes you to forget all else, and you smile with acknowledgement that it caught you off guard, that it is something special; delivered with an artist’s grace, and a master’s touch it accomplishes its goal.

The Nymphaeum by Angelwing, decidedly New Age, it has no place catching us off guard and capturing our admiration, but it does. As unexpected as the slow sailing arc of the curve ball, we found ourselves drawn into the entrancing quality of the music – Forget the fact that we are rockers at heart, forget the fact that we do not connect with so called “New Age Music” a la Enya and the like, forget all else – This CD has everything it takes to freeze our musical preconceptions and accept that Angelwing has delivered a fascinating work of surreal beauty.

The opening track, Radical Seed, and the closing track, Tears Of Joy, are the only vocal tracks. They feature the unique talents of Reenie Varga and Erin Shawn Hawkins bestowing upon us dreamlike, eerie harmonies: the roots of which are drawn from medieval times, and whose branches extend to the outer reaches of the heavens. These songs introduce and culminate the CD, which takes it’s title from the five part symphonic interlude/suite, The Nymphaeum Parts I – V, that owes more than you would expect to mid 70’s Prog Rock. Rick Costello is the central Artist/Composer here, and more than once we found the influences of early Emerson, Lake, and Palmer (particularly Take A Pebble from their 1^st LP) cropping up among the intricate arrangements of classical piano and guitar work, which is nothing short of astounding.

While many will view this as a background disc, we here at IndepenDisc recommend you take in the full beauty of this “New Age” curve ball. Admire it for what it is, don’t let it get by you without at least the acknowledgement that it is something special delivered with an artist’s grace, and a master’s touch. Sit back, listen, and smile as Angelwing unleashes the unexpected and accomplishes their goal.

The Nymphaeum by Angelwing
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