Imatem - Journey

With the words “Thank you for the invitation, to take part in a trip to somewhere we don’t know where it leads us” by Stefan Großmann, the ‘Journey’ can start with ‘Fiat Lux’. Vocally, Stefan always was compared to IMATTEM inventor Peter Spilles and ok, there might be a small similarity, yet I think one shouldn’t reduce him to a mere vocal clone. He does a good job on this track which, with its pummelling attitude, is best suited for heavy club rotation. Next stop is ‘Haven’, a place we all seek, a place where we are safe and nothing can do us any harm and who could be better to vocalize such a theme as Ronan Harris. His splendid voice becomes the centre of all attention and everything else, the staccato rhythm; and the spherical layers somehow become irrelevant. I haven’t had the chance of listening to the voice of Jay Smith yet, but frankly, it doesn’t knock my socks off; not bad but nothing to remember; goes for the song as well. The drums sound a bit cheap to my ears; I like the background melodies though. An uplifting spirit comes with ‘Conquer’ with Peter’s partner in crime Jinxy (Santa Hates You) on the microphone. It says “Nothing can stop me, I can conquer everything or more simply put: I choose my own destiny”. Her darker, a bit smoky voice is very appealing. The song itself is a bit harder (regarding the drums), a bit faster and the used sounds and melodies transport the feeling of the song very well. On we go with a nice, poppy track with casual dark overtones sung by Jan Borowski of REVOLUTION whose vocals maintain a strong vibe, while not neglecting the emotional side.