“The
Astral Factor” is the stunning new
album from WATERCLIME, a new project led
by Vintersorg main man “Mr V”.
Combining the very best elements of traditional
progressive and symphonic rock filtered
through a Nordic mind with Scandinavian
folk tones and at times a jazzy ambient
atmosphere. The Astral Factor yields a highly
individualistic sound that will appeal to
a wide cross section of rock fans.
The
music of “The Astral Factor”
comes together with a subliminal and spiritual
feel and mixes several genres with many
different musical elements. The strong melodies
displayed consist of long sequences twisting
and turning between major and minor scales.
The symphonic approach of the album is quite
exposed using strings, bells and other orchestral
instruments taking it into this arena. This
is mixed up with the diversity of organ,
mellotron and flutes. Mr V states, “The
aim was just to compose good songs beyond
thinking in musical boundaries and specific
formulas. I just wrote from the heart and
it came together very naturally, actually
I started the project just for the fun to
write some music and all of a sudden I had
a whole album completed”.
The
material for “The Astral Factor”
was written free of timescales taking some
months to write. The route taken by Mr V
involved writing and recording one track
before moving onto the next. Key inspirations
for the album came from nature and Mr V’s
family creating a very personal album. The
music was further inspired by the works
of Uriah Heep, Yes, Nektar etc mainly affecting
vocal harmonies with some Yes type parts
at times.
Mr
V wrote, recorded, mixed and mastered the
album himself but the album does see some
guests in the guise of Magnus Lindgren (Black
Bonzo fame) on track, whilst fellow Vintersorg
member Mattias Marklund contributed 2 guitar
leads.
Waterclime’s
“The Astral Factor” is an eclectic
and original work of musical art that will
reward those that allow its music into their
mind.
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