Released
1997
Label
Metropolis/
Trinity
Reviewed by
Kim Alexander
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Last Edit/Update
20 June, 1998
Die Form
DUALITY
Track Listing
1. Invisible World
2. The Hidden Cage
3. Lonely Heart
4. Love Is Cold I
5. Rain Of Blood
6. Anode Current
7. Leda's Secret
8. Transvisions
9. The Shape
10. Duality
11. The Missing Beauty
12. La Jeune Fille Et La Mort
13. Love Is Cold II
Duality marks a most serious event in the darker realms of Philippe Fichot's
work and human nature itself. The hauntingly beautiful vocals of Elaine P
maneuver a classical mode through the powerful beats and electro timbre expressed. Viola
and Violin are used often, accentuating the drama by Franck Dematteis on
nine tracks of the thirteen listed.
The music is set with lyrics which
expound on loss, pain, reference to being alone and feeling caged, as referenced in the
cover data, graphics and track titles such as "The Hidden Cage," "Lonely
Heart," "Love is Cold" and "The Missing Beauty."
The sounds on Duality
created by Philippe taps into the vein of the universal human drama of love,
loss, and life. Sounds vary from classical, symphonic, electro, darkwave and techno-edge
with blended orchestration of diverse sequencing, melodies, manipulations, and
synth-phonics on several tracks.
Especially beautiful is track one
"Invisible World," a deeply moving piece, acapella, slow, sensuous, which stirs
within me the loss of my very good friend recently to spacial separation, yet also brings
back his memory at the same time -- a sense of timelessness envelops me as I float along
with his vision in my mind and the music playing in the background.
Duality is a must have for
all Die Form enthusiasts. If you have never heard Die Form,
this release presents a fine example of the diversity, power, and emotionally moving work
by Philippe Fichot and Elaine P.
