Imaginary Soniscape CD

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Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Corpsecry/Angelfall ~ Sigh

2. Scarlet Dream ~ Sigh

3. Nietzschean Conspiracy ~ Sigh

4. Sunset Song, A ~ Sigh

5. Impromptu (Allegro Maestoso) ~ Sigh

6. Dreamsphere (Return To The Chaos) ~ Sigh

7. Voices - (previously unreleased) ~ Sigh

8. Ecstatic Transformation ~ Sigh

9. Born Condemend Criminal ~ Sigh

10. Slaughtergarden Suite, Pts. 1-5: at Dawn/The Dead Are Born/Destiny Divi ~ Sigh

11. Bring Back The Dead ~ Sigh

12. Requiem/Nostalgia ~ Sigh

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Sigh: Mirai Kawashima (vocals, bass, programming, vocoder), Shinichi Ishikawa (acoustic & electric guitars); Satoshi Fujinami (drums, percussion).
	Sigh: Mirai (vocals, piano, keyboards); Shinichi (guitar, acoustic guitar); Satoshi (drums).
	Audio Remasterer: James Murphy .
	Recording information: Electric Space Studio (09/2000-03/2001); Studio Zen (09/2000-03/2001).
	Arranger: Mirai.
	Sigh's fifth album and most ambitious work to date, Imaginary Sonicscape solidifies the band as a master of surrealist black metal, even if there isn't exactly a whole lot of competition. With it, they have kept the main elements of their last couple of albums intact -- the dirty, hook-filled '80s metal riffing; the female choirs and (very realistic sounding) synthesized string sections; and the grim, scratchy lead vocals of frontman Mirai Kawashima -- while at the same time greatly improving the production and expanding the instrumentation to include, most notably, a whole array of vintage '70s keyboards (e.g., Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes piano). Unlike some of their earlier work, where the rough-edged guitars could seem at odds with the more lush strings, the instruments here are more smoothly integrated and simply sound more natural alongside one another. That's not to say that their music has become more tame in the process: just about every track contains some sort of bizarre "What were they thinking?" twist, such the out-of-nowhere dub-reggae breakdown in "Scarlet Dreams" or the chorus of giggling babies that suddenly cuts in at the end of "Requiem: Nostalgia." Elsewhere, listeners will encounter bombastic prog rock keyboards, vocoders, Japanese folk music passages, mellow jazz fusion piano, loads of trippy synth effects, and even a little kung-fu-flavored disco. What makes it all even more disorienting is how everything remains tied to a more-or-less straightforward, hard-rocking metal foundation, the kind that would do Thin Lizzy or Iron Maiden proud (especially with all the dual-harmonized guitar lines they toss in this time around). On one hand, this is great heavy metal, and on the other, it's genuinely twisted experimental/psychedelic music. An amazing, weird album, and also the best place for newcomers to start with this band. [The 2007 edition includes one bonus track.] ~ William York
Producer: Sigh
Engineer: Yukito Okazaki; Yukito Okazaki

Entertainment Reviews

Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape (Reissue) - CD Review

By: Jordan Richardson Blogcritics.org Reviews

Published on: 2/19/2009 7:26 AM

Thanks to The End Records, Sigh’s masterful Imaginary Sonicscape can live on again as the outrageous helping of daring rock it is. The record was initially released in 2001 and has become a bit of a legend of vintage keyboards, immense guitars, growling vocals, and heroic songwriting. With this 2009 remastered reissue, the original recording is accompanied by bonus tracks, extended versions of songs, and a previously unreleased cut that fits the bill nicely....read the full review

Technical Info

	Release Date : 01/26/2009
	Original Release Date : 2001
	Catalog ID : TE 122
	Label : The End
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00654436012221

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