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Released October 19th 2007
LMC218
EAN6419922002186
Vintersörg mainman Mr
V returns with his second album “Imaginative”
under the Waterclime name following on from
2006’s “The Astral Factor” (Lion Music). Once again the basis
lies in symphonic and progressive rock but it is also spiced
up with some jazzy crescendos and folk atmospheres. A large
part of the songs are the multilayer vocals as well as the
keyboards with thousands of nuances. Still every other
instrument has its specific role and place in this mixture of
styles and atmospheres. The instrumentation is built around
keyboards, guitars, bass and drums where every instrument is
given space. Other suitable instruments as organs, flutes and
mellotron are also present to give that “organic” touch to
it.
Lyrically this album
deals a lot with personal translations of dreams and
fantastical visions, written in a poetic tongue to emphasize a
romantic touch. They shine of both sadness and hope and are
wrapped in an aura of magic, as a contraposition to the
mechanical and often static presence of the society. Personal
wonderings of how our world is put together is yet another
perspective that’s easy to trace in the words without plunging
into religious or political matters.
Mr V’s aim with
Imaginative was, “To continue to explore progressive and
symphonic rock through a Nordic atmosphere. Another goal was
to challenge myself to write better and more adventurous songs
with both melody and depth. On the first CD the songs was kind
of in the same vein all along the album, with this one a more
diverse and dramatic approach is taken”.
Imaginative differs
from its predecessor “The Astral Factor” by being more diverse
and with more perfected arrangements. The whole product is a
step up on the ladder of progression; from the songs to the
production and the mastering etc. It’s written out of the same
love for the type of music but is more mature and unique.
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