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Synth Music Direct (UK)
The third album by Rainbow Serpent. The first two albums 'Futuregate' and
'Voyager' were stylistically very different from each other but both just
screamed class. With 'Mosaique' we have yet another approach but again the
quality in composition, production, in fact everything is of the highest
order possible. We kick off with 'Silence', damned silly name for a piece
of music but I see what they are getting at as it brings to mind a
subterranean futuristic city late at night, just you on your own - or are
you? By the atmosphere that is being created I doubt it! This flows into
'From Within', a more accurately titled piece where the slow chord
progressions, beautiful piano melody and symphonic effects really do pull
at the heart strings - a truly beautiful piece. At the half way mark a
gentle rhythm is introduced which becomes more dominant as the track
progresses, only subsiding when we enter 'Prhythm' and its opening other
worldly strangeness takes me back to the atmosphere created in the first
track. After a while a melody is introduced and close on its heals we get
a beat which develops nicely until the title track takes over making use
of all manner of sampled acoustic sounds and pure synth, we even get a
deep bass rhythm low in the mix. All in all a very intriguing piece that
has an enormous amount happening in its five minutes duration. Next up we
have 'Trancelation'. This is the first sequential track on the album,
becoming more rhythmic and hypnotic by the minute, even a bit Schulzian at
times. 'In High Spirit' is a smashing little piece which really takes me
back to the days of 'Magic Fly', very infectious rhythmically, an ideal
driving track. 'Virtual Emotion' is the longest track on the album and is
another sequential / rhythmic outing, great with the lights out, let your
mind roam to the outer limits. 'The Universal Play' is very melodic and
over all too soon. The last track 'Mental Mosaique', even though it does
contain some gentle laid back rhythm is really a winding down sort of
piece and finishes the album off well. (DL)
Dave Law, 1997
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