THE INDIFFERENT STARS

Haven Of Echoes is the new project of Paul Sadler and Andreas Hack accompanied by his faithful Nerissa from the groups Spires and Frequency Drift. Current cinematic melancholy progressive standing out with the voice and the atmosphere of the Frequency Drift sound and the metallic power at the doorstep of art-rock.

'Sirensong' heavy, ponderous, reverberating, a bit on Crippled Black Phoenix, on Archive, further than the Killing Joke precursors offered; dark rock in what Soen does too; atmospheric rock tinged with a melancholy violin break, chilling and catchy new-wave with synth pads behind; the enjoyable finale letting the sound burst with a screaming voice at the bottom, om to finish. 'The Orator's Gift' atmospheric intro, tribal pads, heavy vibe that a Gabriel could have released for a BOF; Paul launches his voice on a binary pop tune leering at Leprous; cinematic break is the fashion, test to decarbonize your speakers, sublime. 'Stasis' goes further in dark rock-pop, on the edge of a Depeche Mode, still Leprous for the superb voice of Paul; Nerissa distills some magic harp notes, accompanying Andreas in every corner; the voice-instrumental association becomes bewitching.

'Endtime' is intended to be fresher, ethereal giving Paul the incantatory place that befits him; rhythmic, dynamic, jovial; raw break, moment with a lonely piano on the crystal voice, it rises like a mantra, lyrical and Teutonic crescendo until calm. 'The Lord Giveth?' ah that intro, it sounds like a 'Silent Hill' game; slow, dark, gothic tune, contemporary rock freeing itself from prog markers while providing the mood; unhealthy, sublime, countdown bell, chilling. Title that is dreamlike and dedicated to musical atonement. Classic finale 'Let Them In' with the start of the orchestra, jousting between the voice of Paul sensitive to emotion and the instruments; flute, piano, guitar arpeggio, mandolin, harp, everything is beautiful to make you vibrate; ruptures in this exceptional title releasing emotion in bars and where Paul delivers vibrant solos.

Haven Of Echoes one day project? In any case, they have everything to please, the airy and fruity melodic rock of the Frequency Drift has here been transformed into neo-classical beading with emotion and archaic sensitivity, where the atmospheres create singular ambient climates between romanticism and melancholy overflowing with beauty and cinematic touches, amen.