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Topic: Quintessence (album)

	Borknagar - Satan Stole My Teddybear
		The first album by the somewhat transitional "supergroup" (ha!) of Norway's Borknagar has recently been reissued in the States by Century Black, giving us a chance to see their original sound after already hearing where they've taken the thing up to this point.
		Quintessence is the long awaited album from the somewhat revamped lineup and naturally the question is if the result is worth the wait and anticipation.
		Having given this album many listens, I can honestly say it still suggests that this band is still hovering around a brilliant, timeless and classic release, but perhaps only if they can retain the same recording lineup for more than an album or two.
	www.ssmt-reviews.com /db/searchrev.php?artistID=161&showReview=true (1575 words)

	Official James Byrd Website
		Quintessence: Alot of people and critics compare you to Malmsteen and would be necessary to say he's an influence even though he's close in age.
		I owed them another album, my U.S. sales were destroyed, and Varney held my fucking feet to the fire to take far less money for the next one because of what he actually did.
		I called him about doing the album and he said he was involved in theatre and acting and not really into doing an album, but he highly recommended Michael to me and gave me his phone number.
	www.jamesbyrd.com /quintessanceint.htm (2594 words)

	Mourning Beloveth
		The production of the album is perhaps different, a lot colder and harsher and the songs are stripped back some more than on TSS…it is almost like we are regressing to our first album.
		Well every album is a concept album In a way, all songs written around the same period of time about the same subjects.
		This album musically and lyrically is dealing with this and it is a very diverse album as two things pull against each other creating a grey vastness between, musically we have written some of the softest pieces yet and also some of the most brutal and cold.
	www.mourningbeloveth.com /mourn/pages/interviews/interviewquintessence.htm (1255 words)

	Abigor Review
		This album came out at a time when fl metal was only known in the Scandinavian area so I often get the feeling not many people were interested in a Austrian fl metal band at the time.
		This album certainly is one of the more interesting albums Abigor has made, and that's mostly just due to the fact that they went all out on this album, and really experimented.
		All this album gives us is disorganized noise with an almost non-existent bass sound and vocals that are impossible to follow as they are not printed in the booklet and are obviously unintelligible when heard.
	cp05.ionhosting.com /~joelh/abigoreview.htm (3282 words)

	::Midnight Metal:: (Borknagar) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		When I first heard this album it was a pure delight to hear the pounding fl metal through the vocal regions, the symphonic aspects in the aural atmosphere and the obvious stellar guitars rounding out the power metal influences.
		Borknagar has always refused to become a stagnant part of the metal scene and "Quintessence" just goes to prove their agility as a band and members of metal.
		Moreover, this album also extends to the sheer brutality of fused metal in its purest form.
	www.midnightmetal.com /content/review.html?artist=Borknagar (186 words)

	Teufel's Tomb : Brutal Isn't Just A Way Of Life... It's Also Stupid!
		Do not listen to this album if you are just passing the time, you will get totally bored.
		In fact, at times one may notice themselves focusing mainly on the high-note melodies swirling around, carrying them into a further realm of synthetic oblivion (where they can stay and dwell and figure out exactly what the hell that's supposed to mean).
		This is an album you will play years from now and say, "I don't remember all this being here." Also, track 6, Demon's Vortex, has a riff from Kingdom Of Darkness (off the first Abigor).
	www.teufelstomb.com /reviews/abigor1.html (644 words)

	The Metal Crypt - Reviews
		Quintessence is made of 10 tracks totaling a little over 43 minutes, and they go by pretty fast, leaving me craving for more, and with no alternative but to replay the album.:) The album starts fast and heavy with "Rivalry Of Phantoms", one of the best songs on the album.
		The vocals on the second song, "The Presence Is Ominous" are the most notable on the album, as most of the singing is a "team effort" rather than just the lead vocalist, this practically sounds like an anthem.
		The rest of the album goes along the same line as the beginning, with the exception of the very short instrumental song "Embers".
	www.metalcrypt.com /pages/reviews.php?revid=69 (284 words)

	The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music - Malicorne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Malicorne's early albums (up to Quintessence) are mostly slightly electric arrangements of traditional songs and sound very much like a French version of Steeleye Span, updating and electrifying traditional tunes and songs, but keeping the vocal harmonies and techniques intact.
		I waited anxiously for these albums to be released on cd, wearing out my vinyl and taped copies.They are worth every bit of effort involved in tracking copies down.
		This is the album with the man and the boy pointing to the elaborate "M" for Malicorne in the evening sky.
	ectoguide.org /artists/malicorne (1202 words)

	Browse by Label: REPERTOIRE (GERMANY)
		The superb debut album of this multi-racial outfit from the West Indies and the Bahamas, fronted by singer Tony 'The Obeah Man' McKay, is now available for the very first time on CD.
		Quintessence was the band's second album and was first released in 1970.
		Their first album Kip of the Serenes is a minor classic and was well known at the time due to tracks from it appearing on low price compilations.
	www.forcedexposure.com /labels/repertoire.germany.html (4251 words)

	Progressive Rock Q
		This album is less accessible than the debut, but it`s very good when you have listened to it for a while.
		This Welsh band released their album of song-based progressive rock in 1973, only to disappear quickly right after its release (f**king surprise considering they were an obscure 70's progressive rock band!).
		Quintessence were overall a good and original band, although time would show that they pretty much were burnt out creatively after the three first albums.
	www.vintageprog.com /qqq.htm (1670 words)

	The Soil Bleeds Black \| gothic medieval music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The ‘quintessential’ album from TSBB consists of five neo-medieval folk songs, each based on the alchemical elements of earthe, air, fyre, water, and quintessence.
		This fifth album of theirs showcases the longest songs ever recorded by the band and accomplishes a sound unlike any of their previous musical efforts, while still maintaining their standard of medieval atmosphere.
		Considered their "neo-folk" album, this release is filled with rich lyrical intricacies and lush acoustic instrumentations.
	www.soilbleedsblack.com /soilbleedsblack/discography_quintessence.htm (81 words)

	Metallian.com
		The band is also planning on a new album for this fall...Holy Record's Nightfall has contributed several songs to the new vampire movie Blood Kiss...Woodhouse Studio is home to Angel Dust this month, where the Germans are recoding a new album called Enlighten the Darkness slated for a summer release.
		Thereafter expect a Deathwitch album, a Monumnetum release and Solstice's Doomcult CD...Richard Christy of Death/ Control Denied has joined Iced Earth on drums...Uffe and Peter of Swedish rockers Entombed have finished recording an album by their death metal side project Murder Squad which is compared to Autopsy.
		The band is touring in support of their 1999 album Generation Void...Australia's Forlorn Suffering has a demo CD called Internal Suffering...Paul Allender, who was last seen organizing his solo project Primary Slave has rejoined the British rockers Cradle of Filth...Chris Caffery has left Metalium to concentrate on Savatage.
	www.metallian.com /news0401.htm (1555 words)

	That's Optionality! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Quintessence plans to do Don's music more justice and to put musical optionality in the hands of the listener.
		Quintessence likes to organise events or to give presentations at other events.
		On the albums released by Quintessence, Don sings and plays the piano, but Don plans to use synthesizer keyboards on future releases.
	www.optionality.net /mag/sep96c.html (729 words)

	BLABBERMOUTH.NET
		Still, this album is a good melodic slab of Nordic metal and I would prefer this to many of the noise-mongering Mayhem clones out there.
		Quintessence is mediocre compared to either the S/T album or The Olden Domain..
		The only flaw this album appears to have is the negative attention it gets by nitwits who will automatically bash it because they can't wrap their minds around it.
	www.roadrunnerrecords.com /BlabberMouth.Net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=188 (1789 words)

	Projekt: darkwave - 'Quintessence'
		The fifth full-length album of The Soil Bleeds Black, appropriately titled, Quintessence, exemplifies an aura of gothic and medieval folk songs portraying the magical elements of earthe, air, fyre, water, and spirit.
		Basing the album around five tracks (earthe, air, fyre, water & quintessence) the first track, a brooding piece of acoustic guitar sentimentalities, is embellished with various percussive elements, woodwind instruments, and even a trumpet.
		This album is easily the pinnacle of what TSBB have recorded to date and now sees the group further aligning themselves with the current neo-folk movement where particular comparison to the like of Atataxia can be made.
	www.projekt.com /projekt/product.asp?dept_id=20&sku=WSC00033 (648 words)

	Phil Jones CDs & Tapes
		Since my time as the lead singer of the original Quintessence during the late 1960's and early 1970's, I have developed a passionate and focused approach to writing music that addresses the relevant Geo-Political climate our global community is facing today.
		The music and message are seasoned with a bit of humor and satire, yet still maintain the general flavors of the original Quintessence (communal chanting and esoteric philosophical themes), hopefully inspiring us to transcend pervasive individual and political delusive fears and narrow mindsets, which often subliminally foster destructive agendas such as greed and aggression.
		One of the biggest differences since the old Quintessence band is the phenomenal talent that Rudra Beauvert brings to the music.
	www.philjonesmusic.com /music1.html (984 words)

	BORKNAGAR
		The basic idea is to release good albums by bands who for some strange reason have a difficulty landing a good deal.
		I know we did a good album but I was surprised people liked it as much as they did.
		The last albums I listened to that wasn't metal was the newest Mars Volta, Destiny's Child (!) and Portishead.
	www.deaththrasher.com /dtinterviews/borknagar1.htm (1903 words)

	Borknagar - Quintessence - review @ Tartareandesire.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Norwegians of Borknagar have developed a lot since their early days and this is in fact the quintessence of progressive fl metal.
		The third and fourth tracks of the album are some of the best fl metal songs ever made and this is a lot thanks to the wonderful semi-operatic vocals from I.C.S. Vortex who unfortunately has left the band for Dimmu Borgir since then.
		It is still an enigma why the band didn't use his vocals a lot more than they did because they are simply amazing at their best.
	www.tartareandesire.com /reviews/borknagar.html (205 words)

	Reviews for Panzerfaust
		Quintessence (with lyrics of Varg Vikernes) is the best song on this album, slow and grim.
		If you want to read a review about this album as brief as possible, check the first sentence from this review, or check this: You won't be regretting if you get this album.
		This album, along with Transylvanian Hunger, are two of the best fl metal albums ever recorded.
	www.zenial.nl /review/panzerfa.htm (598 words)

	Transcending the Mundane (TTM): Listen / Buy / Read Review of Quintessence by Borknagar
		Quintessence is a transition album, finding Borknagar still operating in a similar field musically as on The Archaic Course, but also changing the focus, making something a little darker than before, less organic sounding.
		I don't like their new keyboardist, maybe it's because Ivar Bjornson was so talented, but this new guy doesn't seem to understand how to totally infiltrate the keyboard elements into the songs, sometimes using some really strange and bad sounding effects.
		If Quintessence is not their greatest work, it is nonetheless a significant one, and the next step on a path that is distinctly their own.
	basementbar.com /CurrSelN1.asp?Page=Current&ID=93 (941 words)

	soulseduction.com - quintessence - talk less listen more
		Indeed, Quintessence's unique mixture of nu soul, jazz, funk and Scandinavian cool, form part of a group of Finnish acts that are reinvigorating Finland's reputation for producing great cutting edge sounds.
		Quintessence began their life as a jazzy drum 'n' bass trio, then moved into jazzy hip-hop.
		Through extensive touring, their fan base has grown even stronger, as Quintessence is now known as one of the Finland's coolest, yet grooviest live bands.
	www.soulseduction.com /common/item_detail.php?ItemCode=B182866 (331 words)

	Browse by Artist: QUINTESSENCE
		The group's highly sought after debut album, originally released on the legendary Island Records label, produced a cornucopia of Far-Eastern elements, taxing rock improvisations and religious themes -- all brilliantly executed by six adventurous soloists.
		Hailed by critics as forerunners of such bands as Ozric Tenacles, Quintessence was the ultimate New Age experience.
		Dive Deep (1971) was their third album and is full of ecstatic performances, whose hypnotic sounds entranced a generation.
	www.forcedexposure.com /artists/quintessence.html (357 words)

	The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Djaduk said before the album's release that the new album was a departure from his group's currently popular humorous style of music as it contained some serious songs.
		In the newly released album, the music is mostly played on traditional instruments of the Javanese gamelan orchestra along with small Sundanese drums, bamboo flutes and modern instruments, such as the keyboard.
		The album's material was similar to gamelan music, which was used to accompany the sacred dance of Bedaya.
	www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20030301.P01 (453 words)

	Quintessence: Extreme Online Music Zine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It’s still a Morgion album, but their sound has changed if you compare it with the previous releases.
		The album starts like we’re used to, but then shows a new face of the band.
		Cloaked By Ages, Crowned In Earth is an album that is more easy listening than the work they’ve done in the past, mainly caused by the diversity.
	www.quintessence.sh /article.asp?artikelID=2399 (242 words)

	Phil Jones: Didgeridoo Medicine Man
		Known in those days as "Shiva" Jones, Phil and Quintessence released a few albums on Island Records and were noted for their blend of jazz, progressive rock and Indian Music.
		The rest of album is highly inspirational, the closing title track in particular including spoken word and floating keyboards that conjured up visions of my sitting on a mountain before my spiritual master.
		Quintessence was kind of like the spiritual psychedelic band and Hawkwind was kind of like the let's go crazy on acid band.
	www.aural-innovations.com /issues/issue20/phil01.html (5922 words)

	[beyondjazz.net] Articles - Special - Let's go up north
		I was told they just released the album of the year and it was only late January.
		If you did not get to hear this wonderful little gem of an album this year, you seriously missed out on an extraordinary and exceptional CD album.
		Re-read the interview we had with The Five Corners Quintet so you're warmed up again for their album that's gonna be released soon on the fine Ricky Tick imprint.
	www.beyondjazz.net /viewtopic.php?t=7997 (1585 words)

	Quintessence: Extreme Online Music Zine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Underworld is Adagio’s second album, but since I haven’t heard their debut I really can’t tell if they’ve progresses.
		Based on this album I can tell this is some quality technical power-metal with a classical approach (classical in the sense of classical music).
		For the Dutch people it might be interesting to know that Dirk Bruinenberg of Elegy drummed on this album, but due to personal reasons he had to leave.
	beta.quintessence.sh /article.asp?artikelID=1961 (222 words)

	Amazon.com: Epitaph for Tomorrow: Music: Quintessence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Quintessence were on of Britain's second division bands around at the end of the 1960s who had to be experienced live.
		The first album, for Island Records was entitled In Blissful Company and was quite a radical departure for a rock band.
		On their second album, Quintessence, it was this side which was developed more.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000000B4E?v=glance (543 words)

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