After helping create the ambient-electronica genre with Enigma, it's clear that Gad knows what he's doing, whether perfecting the paths already traveled or striking out into bold, new mountain territory.
Just listen to her mournful echo over the romantic strings of "Othila - The Rune Masters" the effortlessness of Horlyck's operatic high notes and how perfectly the ambient noise of rain and waves mesh into the sounds of guitar, percussion, and synthesizer. The nonvocal tracks are all interesting, but it's the presence of Horlyck that elevates the music into something ethereally, intangibly lovely. Things get upbeat toward the album's middle, with the slow dance-floor grooviness of "The Seeress Prophecy (Daydreaming)," over which Horlyck sings operatic high notes that soar over a midtempo beat and keyboard grooves. "Ragnarok - Twilight of the Gods" is the beautiful opening track, beginning on Horlyck's long drawn-out classical vowelizing, as cascading clouds of synthesizer drone draw her out like a streak of nimbus clouds against the red of the setting sun. Leave your inhibitions at the door and climb on board for romance and adventure. Sung in ancient Swedish as well as other ancient languages, this is a heady concoction of fairy dust, runes, Norse gods, and fairies. Helene Horlyck is on board to add ethereally beautiful vocals and Gad surrounds her with subtle beats, towering beds of synthesizer, and ambient nature (water droplets and swishing, whooshing orchestral touches that should make Enigma fans right at home, especially when they hear Gad's signature electric-guitar solos). The mastermind behind Achillea is Enigma cofounder Jens Gad, who here departs from the more uptempo dance tracks of Enigma to bring us The Nine Worlds, an excursion into the world of Nordic mythology. Together they created a sophisticated song cycle called The Nine Worlds, which takes the listener on a journey through the different levels of Norse mythology. Gad, who contributed to Enigma's 1991 global smash "Sadness," builds the music around Horlyck's classically trained voice, resulting in a unique sound that's equal parts precision and spontaneity. Formed by fellow Danes Jens Gad and Helene Horlyck, Achillea base their songs on archaic poems and mythology. This is a damn near perfect CD.Īchillea combine bluesy guitar, deep molasses grooves, and passionate vocals that form a rich tapestry of Nordic atmospheres. I have been unable to go 20 minutes in my car without putting The Nine Worlds in and being truly, utterly blissed out. It is, in a word, otherworldly.blues-rooted guitars, deep, spiritual keys, and shapely, groove worthy beats, combined with Horlycks passionate vocals and amazing range evoke images of dark, ancient vistas, flowing with the watery, passionate elements of life. The compositions have been written around Horlycks voice, whom Gad had sing improv for hours, mixing it up between ancient Swedish and Latin, which gives this album its unique and wholly enticing flavor. With fellow Dane, classically trained vocalist Helene Horlyck, the two give the listener and intensely beautiful, hook-laden New Age/Down-tempo European trip-hop fusion that is really a very lovely experience.
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Both intimate and cinematic, this uniquely transcendent masterpiece is full of deep beauty and mysterious wonder that will nourish your soul.Īchilleas debut album, The Nine Worlds, is the latest project of Enigma co-producer/guitarist Jens Gad. Achillea elegantly weaves the mystery of ancient myth - a world of seers, elves, and rune masters, into a lush, richly layered sonic landscape with velvety melodies of delicately bluesy guitar playing, slow sensuous grooves and silky smooth vocals sung in Latin and ancient Swedish. At once stirring and calming, entertaining yet relaxing, Achillea achieves a vibrantly new and hauntingly beautiful musical vision that artfully blends evocative ambient New Age atmospheres with European dance club electronica. He is joined by the entrancing classical vocals of Helene Horlyck, to co-create a sophisticated and hypnotic chill-out journey through "The Nine Worlds" of archaic legend. Highly acclaimed co-producer and guitarist of the multi-platinum group Enigma, Jens Gad brings you a spellbinding downtempo musical odyssey into the ancient mythology of his Scandinavian homeland.