Title: Cabaret Syndrome
Artist: Oniric
Genre: Dark Pop, Dark Folk
Release Date: 16th October 2009
Label: Caustic Records
Album Review
Autumn is here and has brought cooler days, a sense of melancholia and an increased need for spending cosy evenings. If you look for a fitting score, you will probably find pleasure in ONIRIC´s new long-player `Cabaret Syndrome´. Founded in 2005 by Carlo De Filippo and GianVigo, the Italian project is going to release its first full-length album on 16th October. Providing a soundscape that mostly bases on acoustic instruments such as piano, guitar, violin and tambourine, the recording invokes the nostalgic charm of past times. Tracks like `Blessing´ and `L´autre´ made me think of dusty attics full of atmosphere and mysterious chests containing antique souvenirs that still radiate a certain kind of splendour.
Unfortunately, those sad and at the same time romantic songs are pretty much alike. At the beginning, I regarded the old-fashioned instruments in combination with sonorous male singing and fragile female vocals as a nice and inspiring invitation to indulge in daydreams! However, I soon got used to that musical style and I sometimes wondered whether I had heard a composition before. Nevertheless, `Cabaret Syndrome´ is well-suited for moments when you just want to wrap your blanket around you to escape from a grey and misty day for about an hour.
Tracklist
1. Once upon a time in the cabaret
2. Blessing
3. Un gris bord
4. The echos of the sky
5. Leather fire
6. Space farewell
7. Ophelia’s portrait
8. L’autre
9. Last temptation rescue
Line-up
Carlo De Filippo - Keyboards, Synths, Piano
Gianvigo - Vocals, Guitars, Drums, Bass, Lyrics
Guest musicians:
Simona Giusti - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Synth, Tambourine
Corrado Ciervo - Violin, Percussions
Website
http://www.myspace.com/oniricband / http://www.oniricband.org
Cover-Picture
Rating
Music: 7
Sound: 7
Extras: -
Total: 7 / 10
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