Ô Paradis is the brainchild of demian from Catalonia. So far he released several worthwhile albums of original folkloristic music. Now he is ready for a new phase, but in order to continue with a clean slate, he collected all the material he already recorded but never released before. The results is a double album with no less than 32 tracks. The first cd contains newer work, while the second disc is filled with older demo’s.

Listening to “Las Nubes que Mueren” is really a pleasure, it certainly is not filled with mediocre rest material. The diverse musical mixture offered on CD1 by Ô Paradis here is typical of the project: melancholic ballads, drinking songs, poetic texts delivered by Demian, folkloristic instruments, experimental loops, nostalgic samples. Everything sounds colourful and passionate. There also various musical guests, like Jurgen Weber (Novy Svet). He plays an important role on my favourite song ‘Tus pasos en el Tus Pasos en el Paraiso”. Another highlight for me is the compelling ‘Golgotha Personal’, with its heavy drums and classical backing melody.

CD 2 of “Las Nubes que Mueren” sounds a bit more basic, with simpler musical means, more industrial elements and a rawer production, but nevertheless fascinating as well. This collection of songs is a worthwhile example of the creations of Ô Paradis so far. Now let’s wait how Demian and his friends will surprise us in the future.

Author: HD. Published on: Thursday, November 9th, 2006.
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