The Beauty Of Gemina is a band from Switzerland founded by Michael Sele in
2006. They just released their ninth album "Skeleton Dreams" on
September 4th, 2020. The Zürich band are known for their blend of darkwave, americana,
alternative rock and indie-folk wave.
The opener "A Night Like This" served as a single with its video released a few days
before the album. A classic example of their dark alt. rock with melodic
guitars and Michael Sele’s characteristic voice. Then with "Naked" we
have a semi-acoustic stripped bare track. Like much of the album, the songs are
very emotional and dreamy in feel. On the acoustic "Maybe God Knows" things
get more American folk, while on "Friends Of Mine" we have an even
more stripped down acoustic track with a haunted feel, with some nice strings
adding to the atmosphere. In the same vein we have "Resurgence" but more
electric. The atmosphere is more subtle again with "Where Has It All Gone"
that has some nice strumming guitars and icy keyboards.
Halfway through
we have "Rainbow Man", another dive in dark Americana territory.
Followed by "Dark Suzanne" on which they pick up on the pace. Next is
their brilliant cover of the Sisters Of Mercy song "Nine While Nine"
where they have brought this classic to match their own sound. We have a return
to the acoustic set up with the gentle "I Come To Grief" before the
band burst into the melodic electric guitar driven "Apologise", a
song that had premiered earlier in July when it was released as a first single
and the official video was uploaded. The album finishes with the gentle bare
acoustic tracks "The World Is Going On" and the ending piano piece "Hold
On To This Night".
Overall, a great
sounding album by a band that has left nothing to chance. The band here consist
her of Michael Sele (vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, grand piano, organ,
keyboards, arrangements and programming), Philipp Küng (bass guitar, percussions,
keyboards, arrangements), Andi Zuber (bass guitar) and Mac Vinzens (drums). The
music was recorded, mixed and mastered by Michael Sele at Icecube Studio Mels, during
March - June 2020 and was produced by Michael Sele and Philipp Küng.
Review by Nick
Drivas
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