THE WHITE LADY

NOEKK is the almost logical continuation of EMPYRIUM or how atmospheric dark metal can also compose in chamber music, or almost 'The White Lady' is a concept album comprising 11 songs telling the story of the ghost haunting the kingdoms of Plassenburg Castle in Kulmbach, the lyricist's hometown. Musically they take us on classical instrumentation, the softest and most atmospheric of NOEKK. The influences leave on LANDBERK for the melodies, TENHI for the expression and the raw sensitivity.

Acoustics, melody, EMPYRIUM without the electric in fact. NOEKK allows himself on these linked songs to explore even more the dark prog chamber side and the Scandinavian classics of the 90's; it flows from source like austere music to land near a wood fire and to listen to the fire crackling at the same time as the melodies. I note just for fun the part 1 for this divine voice with the lute, the 3 for the flute under wood and this symphonic air of another age, the 5 for its harpsichord, the 7 cover of the 1 for the atmosphere , the mysterious 8, from beyond the grave and the 9 for this fabulous organ of yesteryear, an air where the word quintessence takes on its full aura.

NOEKK therefore makes an incursion into acoustic prog rock, letting the listener dive into atmospheric volumes; an album not to put in all hands if you are not aware of what HELM and SCHWADORF know how to do. The most acoustic, the most refined to date.