Coptic Rain: Clarion's End
- The Haunt
- Devil In Disguise
- In To The Sun
- And All I Loved
- Rejoice
- Selvas
- Midgard
- Cortex Wave
- Scanner
- Slepnir
- Even Closer
This album brings a more organic feel to the band as well as exhibiting the
beauty of Katrin's vocal abilities. The guitars play a slightly stronger role
than on the previous album, but the electronics still come across as a distinct
identity, although they do not show up as often as they did on the last album.
Katrin effortlessly goes from her usual screaming, pained vocals to a straight,
sultry style reminiscent of Siouxsie on some tracks, proving that she can
definitely sing without the use of effects. They even complete drop their
naturally aggressive sound to bring us a mellow, acoustic piece on 'And All I
Loved.' I guess this could be considered a ballad to some degree, but
thankfully this track never resorts to the cheesiness or sappiness factor that
ends up on most ballads; it is actually a very strong and emotionally-charged
song. The songs are also "catchier" to some extent, because the band seems to
be putting more effort into creating a more in depth song structure on each
track. They also seem to do a little experimentation with the way sounds are
manipulated and presented on this album, and on first listen, I wasn't sure if
it there was something wrong with my CD player or the CD itself; but upon close
examination you appreciate these little effects for the playful feel they bring
to the tracks. They even do a cover an Elvis Presley song, 'Devil in Disguise';
but fear not, it is laid out in such a manner that you would not even think of
the "King" while listening to this.
(Kevin Congdon)
Coptic Rain are:
Katrin Radman - Voice
Pete Penko - Everything else
Contact:
Dynamica/Modern Music Records
PO Box 11 02 26
10832 Berlin
E-mail: noisela@noiserecords.com
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