MYTHOS: The Dramatic and Fantastic Stories of Edgar Allan Poe (2004)
Updated: Mar 18, 2021
“A powerful album which allies symphonic and gothic rock in a shroud of electronic creativity”
CD 1
1 The Unparalleled Adventures of Hans Pfaall 6:13
2 The Journal 0f Julius Rodman 5:43
3 The Domain of Arnheim 4:39
4 The Pit and the Pendulum 5:17
5 The Narrative Of A.G. Pym Of Nantucket 5:58
6 Landscape Garden 7:00
7 The Murders in the Rue Morgue 5:38
8 The Island of the Fay 10:22
CD 2
1 The Power of Words 7:23
2 Mystification 4:20
3 Never bet the Devil your Head 8:43
4 An Extravaganza 5:40
5 Tales of Ratiocination 6:47
6 The Stylus 6:53
7 The Longfellow War 6:42
8 E.A.P. Forever 6:07
2004, Membran 222053-311
(CD 103:32) (V.F.)
(Gothic Electronic Rock)
After a sabbatical period of fifteen months, Mythos got back to his studios to undertake another epic work; THE DRAMATIC AND FANTASTIC STORIES OF EDGAR ALLAN POE. Unconditional lover of the works of this dark poet, Mythos caressed such a project since a very long time. Project he wanted to do of his own way and at the height of Poe's talent. The directors of Membran records, being very satisfied with his earlier works, agreed to invest in a sumptuous cover sleeve comprising 42 pages of text on very good quality paper which would be quite similar to the textures of the old manuscripts. A colossal work that will have cloistered Stephan Kaske in his Berlin studios for more than 18 months.
The Unparalleled Adventures of Hans Pfaall sets the tone for this fabulous musical odyssey which begins with good layers of floating violins merging with a succulent oboe. The ambiences that come of it is a cross between the fest and the hunt on a rhythm which overlaps an undulating gallop. This ambiguous movement plunges us on mystical rides in the heart of English forests soaked in an autumnal mist. The strength of Mythos through this epic work is to faithfully reproduce the sound elements conducive to cerebral escapes. In doing so, the listener, who knows about the poet and his works, travels through the orchestral arrangements that Mythos develops with a touch that relegates the electronic