
It was Lory who
offered the lyrics to artists she considered suitable to interpret and put them
into music and the results showed the validity of her choices. First, we have
the Greek vocalist Elisabeth Kotronia (known also from her previous band En
Garde) who opens the compilation with her refined 'classical' piano piece
"Sirens Sing For Love" that interprets the siren's yearning for love.
Then, with "The Lighthouse Dream" we find a collaboration between
Lory who also presents the vocal part, and Silentport (Roman Rütten solo
project), who knows how to give the song the right dose of gloomy evocation
while on the atmospheric and melodic "Lost Sailor" the act Winter's
Course collaborates with Francesca Nicoli (of Ataraxia) on vocals, the only piece
in Italian. Deus Faust (aka André Savetier and Raymond Nelson) on "Al Di
La Del Mare" cover the touching words with soft scenarios and poignant
piano notes. Then, with the song "Awakening" we have the
collaboration between Eirene and Paris Alexander, that offers a short ethereal
and spooky interlude. The act Afterglow on "From Our Prison" cloaks
in darkness what has now become a prison for the soul.
Halfway through
we find Cendre Froide that present a post-punk arrangement for "Mal de
Mer". On the next rack "Tomorrow Became Never", Nouvelle Culture
with singer Carissa Denee, sing about solitude and despair in a more electro
mood. While on "A Promise Left Behind" we have a classical arranged
piece set to music by the Mexican Condemnatus. Immediately after, the Portuguese
act The Dreams Never End with Sandra Pereira on vocals designs the most
dramatic atmosphere for "Dangerous Game". Sadaemon, places the
suggestive words of "Until The End Of the Years" in a heavenly
background. The Italian Vestfalia’s Peace that gives life to one of the most
beautiful episodes, "The Ghosts of the Lighthouse", romantic and
evocative. The sad story of the mermaid and her sailor finally comes to an end
with "Play A Serenade To The Moon" arranged respectively by the melodic
coldwave act Antipole (featuring Eirene and Paris Alexander) and "My
Little Siren" by Silentport.
Text by Nick Drivas with reference to MRS. LOVETT Italian review for ver sacrum
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