PAIDARION – “Haurus Silta”

(Seacrest)
2009. CD
progressive/crossover
FINLAND
Autor: Branimir Lokner

Novije ime u svetu progressive žanra je Paidarion. Reč je o finskom sastavu, formiranom 2006-e godine. Diskografski su debitovali 2009-e godine albumom “Haurus Silta”. Paidarion na sebi svojstven način kombinuju progressive elemente sa medieval i 70′s ambiental dodacima. Na albumu se našlo 12 songova, koji su urađeni u sporijem / laganijem tempu, mali broj pesama je realizovan u tkzv. srednjem tempu. Aranžmani su složeni i kompleksni, vrlo pedantno postavljeni i realizovani, a istakao bih i vokalne kvalitete pevačice Kristine Johnson. Bend u večini songova koristi flautu kao vodeći instrument, što na specifičan način kreira aranžmanski izgled postavljenog materijala. Tehnički detalji zadovoljavaju,produkcija je veoma dobro postavljena, a vredi pohvaliti i 20-to strani booklet CD-a. Po mom mišljenju 9-te numera “Tuulensuoja” se izdvaja od ostatka uglavnom ujednačenog materijala, i zavređuje dodatna preslušavanja.

Ocena: 7,5 / 10

www.paidarion.com

Paidarion are Finnish band formed in 2006 year. They discographically debuted with “Haurus Silta” CD in 2009 year. Paidarion are serious, complexive and also band with original authors views as same as with certain performing realizations. Basically they are deeply in progressive fields, but its sound is influental by the gospel includings, and with some other crossing details, as a medieval, and 70′s ambiental approaches as well.

They have offered a 12 tracks on CD, some of songs posses also a jazzy mood, and most of tunes are done in slower mid, rarely mid-up tempo. A band sung in Finnish language, and I would especially mention a beautiful voice of female singer Kristina Johnson. Other technical details deserves recomandation,a production is quite modern, and its evident that band did a lotta efforts that all things funkciuonizes as well. A group oftenly use flute as a leading instrument in present songs, and mentioned detail certainly create a final look of arrangments approaches. A 9th song “Tuulensuoja” in my opinion is favourable one, even that band had offered mainly equalizing materials.