Artist: MIDNATTSOL
Album: WHERE TWILIGHT DWELLS (CD)

Year: 2005
Media type: CD

The German/Norwegian quintett, MIDNATTSOL, delivers their long awaited debut album Where Twilight Dwells. The time of the midnight sun is the favored time in which Scandinavian tales are told, as they seem the most mysterious. It is by incorporating these legend of old that the young band crafts their impressive tracks, charmingly sung by Carmen Elise Espanaes (the sister of Liv Kristine, LEAVES' EYES). Through gentle ballads and fast free-flowing pieces, MIDNATTSOL revives the mythos of the North: the obscure forests and the clear, cold lakes become visions within their melodies, while one eavesdrops a haunting voice. The faster parts, reminiscent of the dances of trolls, are intermittently relieved by the pixy-like voices that place a pleasant veil over reality. Those appreciative of the northern culture will rejoice in this work, which includes one of the most beautiful pieces from Edvard Grieg, "Solveigs Song", intertwined within the track "Tapt Av Hap".

Tracklisting:

01. Another Return
02. Lament
03. Unpayable Silence
04. Haunted
05. Desolation
06. Enlightenment
07. Tarefall
08. Infinite Fairytale
09. Paleting
10. Dancing With The Midnightsun
11. Tapt Av Hap

Line-Up:

Carmen Elise Espanaes - Vocals
Daniel Droste - guitar, accoustic guitar
Christian Hector - guitar, accoustic guitar
Daniel Fischer - keyboard
Chris Merzinsky - drums
Birgit Ollbrunner - bass