Wednesday, 1 October 2014

Review: Lisa Morgenstern - Metamorphoses [EP]

Following her debut album 'Amphibian', Metamorphoses is the second release by German piano artist Lisa Morgenstern.



The EP opens with the darkly intricate piano piece 'Hairy Moon'. Reminiscent of 'Moonlight Sonata' this emotive piece delicately combines piano and cello with otherworldly vocals creating something eerily atmospheric and melancholic. The second track is an unexpected cover of 'Sweet Dreams [Are Made Of This]' by Eurythmics. The piece is given the dark piano treatment, and combined with the ethereal vocals it shows an entirely different side to the original. It is transformed into something so dark and haunting. This is followed by another version of 'Hairy Moon' which sounds positively familiar after the first.



The fourth track 'Eskalation' is equally as beautiful as the rest of the album. There is a third version of 'Hairy Moon' and even at this point I'm pleased to hear the melody again. The final tack 'Metamorphoses' begins with some sweeping Dead Can Dance style vocals, and continues to unfold in a cinematic style. Everything is going so smoothly, but is then effectively interrupted by jagged distortion like a paradise shattering before your eyes.

In summary: A beautiful journey through a darkly ethereal moonlit world.