Winds.

Winds came into existence in 1998 when four Norwegian musicians from different backgrounds happened to cross musical paths. This was a result of previous work some of them had done with each other and through mutual acquaintances who lead them together. These individuals were already renowned within their specialties: Lars Eric Si as a vocalist with a truly unique voice, Carl August Tidemann as a neo-classical guitar virtuoso, Jan Axel von Blomberg as the most highly regarded metal drummer of our time, and Andy Winter as a classically inspired pianist.

Looking back at the history of the band, as the first recording “Of Entity And Mind” was completed in 2000, Avantgarde Music made an offer to sign Winds for two records. This deal was inked without even presenting the music to any other labels. “Of Entity And Mind” was received with awe by the fans as they didn’t anticipate Winds’ uncompromising combination of classical, progressive and metal music with sounds and harmonies. It was unlike anything else done before.

As “Of Entity And Mind” continued receiving positive feedback, the band had not been idle and was already far into the process of composing the follow-up, to be entitled “Reflections Of The I”. After this record was completed, The End Records, who inquired about licensing the album for America, contacted the band. Avantgarde Music was consulted and accepted the offer. “Reflections Of The I” was released in 2002 and hosted great reviews and critical acclaim, receiving top scores in virtually every significant publication related to their style of music.

As before, the band was still on a creative rollercoaster and had almost completed ideas for all the tracks to a third album even before the previous was released. Having fulfilled their contract with Avantgarde Music, Winds was now free to accept offers from other labels. Once again, The End Records was quick to put an offer on the table, this time to take on the band worldwide. The band accepted the offer without hesitation, and although other labels had showed interest, the band signed to The End Records for three more albums.

So the time came to start recording the third album. The drums were recorded first, along with some basic guitar and piano ideas that were to be re-recorded later. As life went on for the Winds members, while also occupying themselves with other bands and projects, tours and recordings, suddenly a whole year had gone by before any serious activity had happened with the band since the drum recordings. The band members now found themselves in a situation where activity in other bands had started to slow down, and their involvements in many of their other bands and projects had either been put on hold or even abandoned altogether. This was quite a significant time for Winds as it allowed the band to refocus their activity on completing the record and it also made them realize that this band was indeed a top priority for all the members.

After six months of being in and out of the studios (Toproom and Fagerborg in Norway, and The Factory in Vancouver for mixing) the album was finally completed. The third Winds effort is entitled “The Imaginary Direction Of Time”. Following in the vein of the previous albums with philosophically charged lyrics, the new album takes Winds to new heights both in the lyrical and musical field. This is without a doubt the band’s most elegant album to date, and it also has a new and added dimension of intricacy because of the increased collective effort in the compositional process. The members’ personal growth and accomplishments on their instruments also shine through on this record, and the band feels this is the most accomplished record they have ever worked on, featuring the best individual performances they have ever done but also their best collective effort through carefully designed arrangements and a world class production that can compete with any other top release in the world today.

Noorse progressive met een klassiek tintje. Mijn recensie is: behoorlijk jofel.

www.winds.ws

[Ragnar]

Gave zooi ja.

[Master of Puppets]

Ja, Imaginary Direction Of Time is een geweldige CD. De rest ken ik nog niet.

[EggeD]

.ws ?

Stuur eens..

maar eens wat van downen

Was mij nog niet bekend. Mijn interesse is bij deze gewekt...

idd gave band! pas geleden The imaginary Direction Of Time gekocht, zo subliem

[Tracy Jacks]

best gaaf

[Ce-El-Wan]

leuke muziek idd, ik vind alleen die zanger een beetje mat. Mag wel iets meer knallen. Check ook Age Of Silence als je dit leuk vindt. Is praktisch zelfde bezetting alleen dan met de zanger van Solefald.

Ik heb "The Imaginary Direction Of Time"maar eens beluisterd en vind het zeer de moeite waard

de laatste is echt een relaxte plaat ik vond het wel even vreemd dat de drummer van mayhem ook in dit soort bands speelt.. maargoed, lekker boeiend..

[Ragnar]

suicidal eendje schreef op 02-01-2005 @ 18:44 :
de laatste is echt een relaxte plaat ik vond het wel even vreemd dat de drummer van mayhem ook in dit soort bands speelt.. maargoed, lekker boeiend..

Nou bij Hellhammer vebaast me echt niks meer, die kerel is de grootste drumhoer die er rondloopt. Hij heeft zelfs sessiedrums gedaan in Antestor, een Christelijke black metal band.

Euronymous zou zich omdraaien in zijn graf.

Achja, sommige mensen gaat het om de muziek en niet om het imago.

[Master of Puppets]

AmnesJAn schreef op 02-01-2005 @ 18:59 :
Nou bij Hellhammer vebaast me echt niks meer, die kerel is de grootste drumhoer die er rondloopt. Hij heeft zelfs sessiedrums gedaan in Antestor, een Christelijke black metal band.

Euronymous zou zich omdraaien in zijn graf.

Ja, en?

[Carn]

een Heiden ben je tot het graf!

[EggeD]

Dat zeggen alto's ook.

[Carn]

daarom is het ook een generaliserende opmerking.

[Shyra]

Ik heb "Reflections of the I" maar ik vind het net niet.

Misschien een beetje laat, maar goed, ik wil de TS nog even hartelijk bedanken voor deze tip. Ik zag vanochtend iets in mijn download folder staan, dus ik ging even luisteren... DAMN! dit is goed! Ga binnenkort maar eens een cdtje van kopen. Is de rest net zo goed als de laatste?

thomaster87 schreef op 25-01-2005 @ 14:51 :
Misschien een beetje laat, maar goed, ik wil de TS nog even hartelijk bedanken voor deze tip. Ik zag vanochtend iets in mijn download folder staan, dus ik ging even luisteren... DAMN! dit is goed! Ga binnenkort maar eens een cdtje van kopen. Is de rest net zo goed als de laatste?

Graag gedaan en geen idee, ik heb alleen de laatste cd.

[Crane Fist]

Geen zin omdat hele lulverhaal te lezen...
Maar ik weet niet wat ik nou van de muziek op de site moet vinden.

Shyra schreef op 03-01-2005 @ 01:16 :
Ik heb "Reflections of the I" maar ik vind het net niet.

[Unique Clone]

Gave site, ik zal slsk eens even aanzetten, dit wekt interesse.

muddy schreef op 25-01-2005 @ 22:42 :
Gave site, ik zal slsk eens even aanzetten, dit wekt interesse.

niets voor jou denk ik...