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"Although I’ve only known about Italy’s Ataraxia since 2003, I have really enjoyed the albums I’ve heard from them (Sueños, The Moon Sang On The April Chair, and Saphir). So when this new Split (...)"
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Íon
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"Madre, Protégenos" Digipak CD 2006, Equilibrium Music |
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Named after the Gaelic word for 'pure', Íon seems to illude strict categorization, and even the apparently all-encompassing definition of World Music falls short in defining the ethereal moods that "Madre, Protégenos" comes to reveal.
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Duncan Patterson's career traces back to the early 90's, when he began
his musical incursions as a member of Anathema, a group that would pioneer
and remain as forerunners of the unique Doom Metal genre throughout that decade.
Patterson would later also become involved with Antimatter, a project
which would find him developing his long-standing talent for emotional and atmospheric
song-writing into new formats, and which he quit in late 2004 as the early sketches
of what would later grow into Íon were drafted.
One can arguably class Íon as Patterson's most personal creation
to date - a creation which he has fathered on his own, and one through which he
taps deeper into his spiritual identity and heritage. This musical entity which
Patterson has named after the Gaelic word for 'pure' - a word which accurately
pins down the project's mindset - seems to elude strict categorization, and even
the apparently all-encompassing definition of World Music falls short in defining
the ethereal moods that "Madre, Protégenos", Íon's debut album,
comes to reveal.
Though fairly minimalist in its overall approach, the album's true wealth stems
from its various layered soundscapes and the introspective ambiance that they
recreate. These provide the lighter toned and dreamier elements of the album with
an ominous and melancholic shade - much like a sense of hopeful longing for piece
of mind haunted by memories and nostalgia. Having Irish mysticism and an exotic
Mediterranean backdrop as its essential cornerstones, the project has slowly evolved
into an international venture, stretching over continents and oceans. "Madre,
Protégenos" collects a rich array of influences that come to shape into a
unique multi-textured body of work, based around smooth acoustic instrumentation
(where acoustic guitar and various percussions take a leading role, alongside
occasional harp, flute or viola arrangements), discreet keyboard elements, and
remarkable voices.
The patterns that fuse into "Madre, Protégenos" come not only from the
varied instrumentation that musicians from Greece, Ireland, Mexico or Australia
have added to the recordings. The album's unique diversity is equally produced
by several female singers from Italy, Greece and Mexico who contributed to the
album. Their appearances come to add pieces of each of their country's colours
and dialects to the blissful lead interpretation of Russian muse Emily Saaen,
in an eclectic musical quest which feeds not only on each of its characters ethnic
heritage, but especially on their own spiritual recollections and experiences. |
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- tracklist -
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01. Madre, Protégenos (5:02)
02. O Efeito do Verão (5:35)
03. Learpholl (6:21)
04. Anathema Maranatha (4:11)
05. Believe (5:17)
06. Ultreia (1:56)
07. Goodbye Johnny Dear (4:57)
08. Fé, Esperanza, Amor (3:09)
09. Beyond the Morning(2:48)
last update: 2007-03-28
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