Kategorie: CD-Reviews | Genre: Folk/Folkrock | Heft: Jahrgang 2014, eclipsed Nr. 165 / 11-2014 | VÖ-Jahr: 2014 | Wertung: 7/10 | Label: Prophecy | Autor: CA
"High we climbed to set our sun, Ignore the deeds that are done, Bloody knives beneath the moon, Now dark skies and broken runes, Once upon a time, In this sad century..." Once again, Tony Wakeford is a child of sadness. Just like with the 17 albums he released before in the thirty years of his band's career. The forefather of Dark Folk is now coming with album number 18, which of course again delivers the pure Sol Invictus sound, but on the other hand also brings some new facets thanks to numerous guest musicians. So "13 Mercies" with its casual guitar hides some blues accents, "The Path Less Travelled" scores with dramatic Morricone guitars. In general, "Once Upon A Time" was extremely rocky with regard to its arrangements, although the Sol Invictus trademarks such as acoustic guitars and violins still had enough room for the obligatory recognition value. Wakeford doesn't gloss over anything, he describes the world as it is. Probably that's why one of the 15 tracks is called "War".
Top track: The Path Less Travelled
