KLIMT 1918

“DOPOGUERRA”

(Prophecy)

That’s what I call evolution, inspiration and originality! I admit that I haven’t heard of them before and when I took the CD of this Italian band in my hands and put it on the CD-player I didn’t know what I was going to listen to. It was some of the few times that I couldn’t judge by the name or the artwork the music style of the band. When I listened to the first song of the album I was truly surprised. Believe me this is something that is not happening so often to me because sometimes I’m “forced” to listen to all those new CDs that are being released every month and I get bored easily. Klimt 1918 was the big surprise for me and an excellent musical break and refuge!

It’s not easy to categorize them and if I did, it would be unfair to the band. That is because the group is influenced by many bands and different musical styles and some bands that came to my mind listening to this album were: Beatles, The Cure, Entwine, Tears For Fears, U2, The Police, Katatonia, Anathema, Green Carnation and Porcupine Tree. Again it is very difficult for me to give the musical stigma of the band and you will understand what I’m talking about once you listen to the album. Sensitivity, melody, melancholy, loneliness and hope are all that they offer with this album and they will surely set you free in the end! As soon as a song ends I do not know what’s coming next and that thing gives a great variety to the album. All the songs are excellent and I will not refer to some of them because every song here offers a different atmosphere although “Dopoguerra” is a concept album about the poor people living in Italy in 1945, having survived the war and now being confronted by the future. Listen to “They Were Wed By The Sea”, “Snow Of 85”, “Rachel”, “Nightdriver”, “Because Of You Tonight”, “Dopoguerra”, “La Tregua”, “Lomo” and “Sleepwalk In Rome” and try to get that sweet melancholic feeling of those atmospheric tunes.

It’s still hard for me to express my feelings after having listened to this album and each time I listen to it, it offers me always something new. I do not know if I managed to describe good enough the music of Klimt 1918 but I can see that a new “star” is rising! If the sweet Muses be fair to them, then they will become a really popular band in the future because they truly deserve it!!

by Thanos Aggelakis 9/10