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Music Review: Anyma “Volume 1”
I like it when I find music that challenges my vocabulary, but it makes it damn difficult to write a review. Anyma is emotional/electronic, mellow/pulsating … it crosses too many musical barriers to be defined simply.
Anyma is made up of Chrystian Bourassa and Ghislain Caya and that’s all I know about the band members. Don’t know nationality, gender, age or any other description. But I do know the music they make is simply fantastic. Their output is both mind-expanding and introspective at the same time. Beautiful becomes a very weak word applied to the sounds created by this duo.
Every tune on this seven song CD is profoundly composed and executed. Listening is like experiencing a sculpture of sound being formed in your brain. I would call this an instrumental CD if not for the incomprehensibly haunting vocals in “Down to Ashes.” Human voices mingled with the rest of the songs play the role of musical instruments communicating sound instead of language.
The first song,”Antea Bellum,” sets the stage for the rest of the CD as its sound deftly moves from soothing to expectant … like a soundtrack of a drama that you only slowly realize has you brought you to the edge of your seat.
Anyma weaves introspective melodies that in some way seem to fill the other 90 percent of the brain we supposedly don’t use. Experience the CD with headphones for the deepest effect, but turning it up loud and letting it fill your room and your head is also a surefire journey to another world. CDs like this remind me why music is magical.
To find the CD - and some bonus tracks - go to www.anymaworld.com. Listen to a few samples and if they move you, do buy the CD. Independent music like this will survive only with our support.
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