著名的加拿大二人组合 Mythos 神话 融合了从欧洲、巴西到中东地区的异族元素，制作出了这张《Eternity 不朽》。专辑中集合了钢琴、西班牙吉他、小号、萨克司以及多位出色演唱家的参与，《Eternity 不朽》会让你体会到一次穿越时空之旅。强悍、温和的电子节拍贯穿整张专辑，随着 Jennifer Scott 的咏叹调音逐渐升高，电子合成乐器、水晶吉他及钢琴以轻缓却持续的节奏融合进曲调中，也就是我们听到的让人觉得不可思议的这13首乐曲。
《Unity》再一次以合成器乐演奏为闪光点，对作品做了一番精雕细刻，衬托出一种无词的人声乐曲。而《Del Mar》舞曲则与电音音乐的感觉类似（这种感觉也不无趣味性）如同一股喷泉，Schmidt的吉他独奏曲《Leyenda》开始便以引人入胜的美妙音符打动人心，但在此过程中还不时的穿插技巧性浓厚的乱弹演奏。歌曲《Dreams of Jade》也很不错，其后的颇具神秘风格的乐器演奏无词曲《Paradise》也很受听。
Mythos 神话 当然是竭尽全力的来做这张专辑，他们用艺术味浓重的风格打造出这张颇具幻想色彩的专辑。总时长一小时左右的13首曲子中有一些确实符合幻想流行歌曲风格。顺便说一下，Gil Bruvel 制作的这张专辑还真挺符合这种流行趋势。
There are several bands called Mythos.
1) The new-age band Mythos plays semi-acoustic instrumental music that combines various Western styles; female vocals is used as just another instrument. Most of their tracks are contemplative, often slightly sad, with finely detailed sound. The band was founded by two Canadians, Bob D'Eith (keyboards) and Paul Schmidt (guitar); both received classical training on their respective instruments.
Mythos (musical project)
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Mythos is a musical project started by Bob D'Eith and Paul Schmidt in 1996. Bob (piano) and Paul (guitar) collectively wrote, produced, and performed on the albums with the help of various session performers. The centerpiece of the Mythos sound rests on the acoustic guitar and piano, which are accented by haunting and powerful vocals. Tastes of different cultures are combined to achieve an ancient yet timeless ring.
2) Mythos were an underground German band from Berlin. Their first albums "Mythos" (1972) and "Dreamlab" (1975) were firmly in the krautrock vein: dreamy psychedelic/space rock with acoustic instruments adding a bit of oriental flavor to the mix. Then they moved to a more mainstream sound.
Mythos (band)
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Origin Berlin, Germany
Years active 1969 - 2007
Genres Rock/Krautrock
Mythos were a German band formed in Berlin by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Stephan Kaske, bassist Harold Weiße and drummer Thomas Hildebrand in 1969. All high school dropouts, the self taught musicians released their eponymous debut in 1971. Influenced by Pink Floyd, Ash Ra Tempel and Hawkwind the album draws on science fiction and ecological themes particularly noticable on the closing track "Encyclopdia Terrae". The release saw the band support Family, Colosseum and Humble Pie on tour, however after three year the band split. Kaske then recruited Axel Brauer on drums and Michael Krantz on bass. The band wrote and played live for two years but failed to record and split up. On his own Kaske signed, as Mythos, to Cosmic Chorus, and recorded various TV and film soundtracks before recording DreamLab in 1975.
In 1976 Kaske expanded the lineup to include Sven Dohrow on guitars, Eberhard Seidler on bass and Ronnie Schreinzer on drums. The band adopted a heavier sound and released two albums, Quasar and Grand Prix. Kaske left the band in 1980 in order to concentrate on setting up his own recording studio in Berlin and persue solo projects. Dohrow and Schreinzer formed The Twins, changing to a synth pop style and scoring a number of minor hits.
Personnel:
Stephan Kaske - Guitars, sitar, flute, synthesizer, vocals
Harald Weiße - Bass, acoustic guitar, effects
Thomas Hildebrand - Drums, percussion
Oficial website:
www.mythos-music-berlin.de
3) There was also a Finnish band called Mythos who played Death Metal.
The band existed from 1993 till the end of 2000. As the both primus motors of Mythos (Valppu and Hautaniemi) drifted apart, the band stopped recording, gigging and split up.
- A short chronologic biography -
"Moulded in Clay"- demo (march `93)
Teemu Hautaniemi- drums, Jukka Valppu- guitar, Kimmo Korkala- guitar and vocals, Antti Remes- bass.
Korkala------
Canadian duo Mythos synthesize dance beats, various world musics, and new age sensibilities in a manner akin to an Enigma or Deep Forest. Bob D'Eith (keyboards) and Paul Schmidt (guitar) grew up in Vancouver, both receiving classical training on their respective instruments; D'Eith had previously played in the short-lived alternative-rock band Rhymes With Orange. Dissatisfied with the constraints of rock & roll, D'Eith joined up with Schmidt to record more film-oriented music; the result was their Juno-nominated, Canada-only 1997 debut, Introspection. Mythos then signed with Higher Octave and released their self-titled international debut in 1998. Reality of a Dreamer followed two years later, concentrating mostly on Western musical forms and featuring vocalists Christine Duncan and Jennifer Scott.