Mystic AcousticsVylet Pony - Buy now on Bandcamp It is very difficult to take in the depth of Mystic
Mystic AcousticsVylet Pony - Buy now on Bandcamp It is very difficult to take in the depth of Mystic Acoustics (Vylet Pony) in a single listen. You can experience the entire musical works the whole way through, and still not feel the full impact found within the lyrics and musical instrumentation. Thus I would argue that the accompanying illustrations by artist Alumx, and the full fourteen chapter story included in the digital booklet are absolutely required viewing.In retrospect, my first listen to the album felt like watching a movie with my eyes closed, and once I had read the story (each chapter correlates directly to each of the album’s tracks in sequence) I gained context to the progression found within each song, giving a clear visual and written reference to the music.This goes beyond being a gimmick, too. This is a true concept album in the most literal sense, and is a complete works in it’s own right. The music, artwork and writing intertwine in faultless harmony, each track matching the rhythm and tempo of each chapter note for note, word for word, and the artwork provides a vivid visual representation of key moments throughout.Once you have read through the tale, you start to truly appreciate the detail within each song, the strong motifs and colourful orchestrations describing what emotions and trials the main character goes through, grand instrumentation giving scale and weight to individual scenes, and moments of violence within the story are clearly punctuated by incredibly visceral sound design in the album’s heavier sections. This marriage between the hallmarks of progressive rock concept albums, stylistic inflections from modern EDM seamlessly woven into the album, and lush, intense orchestral scoring work together to create a compelling soundtrack to the accompanying story.This is the most complete and detailed work of art the fandom is likely to ever see, and I will be waiting in anticipation of where this story goes next. -- source link
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