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Annalist - Artemis (1995)

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Annalist - Artemis (1995)

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1 	The Return 	5:59
2 	Anioł I Duch 	3:54
3 	Over My Head 	5:39
4 	Głębiej W Biel 	3:25
5 	Mostek Pomnik Postać 	3:06
6 	Pochodnia Z Miasta Bram 	4:45
7 	Pod Wierzbą (Wierzba) 	5:19
8 	The Watchtower 	3:27
9 	Eclipse 	6:36
10 	Juniper 	6:23

Bass Guitar, Voice – Krzysiek Wawrzak
Drums, Percussion – Artur Szolc
Keyboards – Bartek Gołębnik
Vocals, Guitar, Piano – Robert Srzednicki

 

Rok 1995 przyniósł drugi pełnowymiarowy album w dyskografii Annalist. "Artemis", bo o tym krążku mowa, był nową jakością. Zespół zdecydowanie "okrzepł" a muzycy wydorośleli. Utwory, które wypełniły to wydawnictwo, w porównaniu z debiutem nie tylko lepiej brzmiały, były lepsze pod każdym względem. Zespół zdecydowanie popracował nad strukturą swoich kompozycji i nie są one już tak "kwadratowe" jak w przypadku niektórych z "Memories".

Jeszcze otwierający całość "The Return" wydaje się być w prostej linii kontynuatorem stylu z jedynki, ale już kolejny "Anioł i Duch " przynosi pewne zmiany. Jest bardzo nośnie i wręcz radiowo, a co najistotniejsze zaśpiewany jest w naszym ojczystym języku (jak się potem okaże język polski z czasem zdominuje twórczość zespołu).

"Artemis" nie był rewolucją. To była naturalna ewolucja i rozwój będący elementem "dorastania" każdego zespołu. Owszem, można mieć pewne zastrzeżenia do sposobu śpiewania wokalisty (na pewno ma charakterystyczną barwę głosu) czy jego języka angielskiego, ale utwory, które wypełniły to wydawnictwo są po prostu dobre. Zespół ciekawie rozłożył emocje i zbudował nastrój płyty. Są fragmenty pełne żaru i pasji ("Over My Head", "Głębiej w Biel") a z drugiej strony lekkie i zwiewne jak "Mostek Pomnik Postać", którego nie powstydziłyby się zespoły pokroju... T. Love (porównanie to ma głównie unaocznić fakt przebojowośći tego utworu).

"Artemis" zamknął pewien rozdział w twórczości kronikarzy (annalist). Kolejny krążek był już pewną rewolucją, ale o tym kolejnym razem. ---Piotr Michalski, rockarea.eu

 

While most modern prog bands take their cues from the 1970s, or at least from 1980s bands of their ilk, I hear more than a few influences of 1980s rock in Annalist, and the result is an altogether refreshing blend. Chiefly it is the beat and pace of some of the material and the industrial undertones that remind me of bands like the Clash, along with a certain degree of posturing. Yet this can justifiably be called a neo prog album, with nods in the direction of that genre's pioneers, if you will, as well as Polish contemporaries like Collage.

The band sings in both English and Polish, which helps provide variation in meter and feel, the Polish vox adding a sinister layer on top of the already Gothic atmosphere. If you glance at the sleeve notes, the band does play up the air of mystery with its explanations as to the background of the songs. Many have a surreal theme and suggest foggy nights during which the supernatural prevails and unearthly bargains are struck. "The Return" is the opener and it brilliantly sets the pattern of strong melodies, martial rhythms, edgy vocals and some fine lead guitars and keyboards. "Over my Head" is a very potent and emotional song, with a brilliant culmination in which the title is repeated several times in different keys. The sound of Annalist in these tracks is more bouncy than typical for prog, and I dare say even danceable at times, but without being kitsch or, gasp, disco. "Eclipse" is another highlight, and is probably the most truly progressive track. Several songs are a bit more pedestrian, like "Gtebiej W Biel", and "Juniper" eschews the band's bounciness for a more plodding approach that does not really sum up the album very well. But "Mostek Pomnik Postac" starts off in mundane fashion only to sneak up on the listener, revv itself up in the latter part and become something altogether delightful.

This album has to be one of the more pleasant recent discoveries for me, and certainly whets the appetite for more, while reinforcing the undeniable force that Polish prog has become. If only more modern bands would sit in the Annalist's couch. ---kenethlevine, progarchives.com

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