Gazpacho were formed in oslo in 1996 by childhood friends jonarne vilbo and thomas andersen along with janhenrik ohme later joined by mikael kromer, lars erik asp and kristian torp and released th. Missa atropos is a music studio album recording by gazpacho crossover. Nosound signed with the label with an agreement to rerelease lightdark with a special second cd titled clouds which includes an additional track unavailable on the download version. Their following release, 2010s missa atropos, was also a concept record based on the greek goddess of the same name.
The followup to 2009s tick tock album of the month, eclipsed, missa atropos is an ambitious concept album. A 2016 midprice reissue of the 2011 studio release from acclaimed norwegian postprogressive band gazpacho its first for the kscope label. Missa atropos gazpacho to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Splendid isolation an audience for information, audio samples, downloads and more, go to. The followup to 2009s tick tock album of the month eclipsed, missa atropos is an ambitious concept album. Missa atropos is a long symphonic suite of tracks roughly divided in three parts of melodic and atmospheric rock which serves as a vehicle of quite stunning surrealist lyrics. March of ghosts from 2012 was the gazpacho s followup to its kscope debut, missa atropos. Discover gazpacho s music once described by one critic as classical post ambient nocturnal atmospheric neoprogressive folk world rock.
Dealing with themes of death, fear and loneliness, it combines the bands musical skills and haunting songwriting to create a beautiful and hypnotic piece of art. Quite the contrary, gazpacho has proved with this output that they are one of the finest bands in the artprogrock scenario. The album released on september 15, 2010 in norwegia by hwt records and it released in united kingdom and worldwide on march 22, 2011 by kscope. Gazpacho london album montage by kscope kscope music. It still has all the bells and whistles of a gazpacho album with ambient passages, violin and classical music, elements of world music and real samples of coded information sent during the cold war on short wave radio. Missa atropos was the 2011 studio album from acclaimed norwegian postprogressive band gazpacho, and their first for the kscope label.
Missa atropos is about someone who decides to cut off all ties to the world and relocate himself to an abandoned lighthouse where he intends to write the final. The album released on september 15, 2010 in norwegia by hwt records and it. Missa atropos is a music studio album recording by gazpacho crossover progprogressive rock released in 2010 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. While missa atropos was a fullon concept album, the band consider march of ghosts to be a collection of short stories and have said that, the idea was to have the lead character spend a night where all these ghosts dead and. A tour of europe as support for marillions marbles tour in 2003 radically raised their profile, earning the respect of audiences everywhere they played and garnering critical acclaim.
Gazpacho the wizard of altai mountain from night of the. Now im downloading missa atropos and cant wait to listen to. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The title is also a wordplay on misanthropy which supposedly plays a part in the concept as well. Find gazpacho discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Solitude and emotions both mounting towards the composers master opus. Missa atropos 2010 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Missa atropos is another album in this series and is a turn towards darker rock than the previous two albums. Norwegian postprogressive art rockers recorded in london on the missa atropos tour gazpacho was formed in oslo in 1996 by childhood friends jonarne vilbo and thomas andersen along with janhenrik. Ive been really enjoying rediscovering gazpacho today. Gazpacho missa atropos 810 so teamwork is not always a good idea.
Missa atropos is the new album from norways gazpacho. Gazpacho took a slightly different tack for march of ghosts, which was described as a collection of short stories. Atropos project 1 98 atrorium 1 122 atrox 1 52 atrum tempestas 1 207 atsphear 6 1. According to the band, the manuscript contained various ramblings and diagrams which formed the basis of a diary of sorts. Intelligent and compelling rock dynamics meet ambient, classical and world music influences. They wont be norways best kept secret much longer jerry ewing, classic rock prog. No other words to describe night and the following tick tock why isnt it available here. The 2011 studio release from acclaimed norwegian postprogressive band gazpacho, and its first for the kscope label.
Missa atropos is the sixth studio album by norwegian rock band gazpacho. Missa atropos was a concept album that dealt with themes of death, fear and loneliness and march of ghosts is a collection of short stories telling the stories of a variety of characters from beyond the grave and demon continues this tradition of telling rich stories through the course of the album. It was inspired by the mad ramblings left behind by an unknown tenant in an apartment in prague. Im a gazpacho fan since their very first appearance. Gazpacho envisaged a story of a man who cuts all ties to the world and moves to a lighthouse to write a mass for atropos and to taste true solitude. Album info gallery lyrics pc desktops mobile phone wallpapers web banners videos credits. Available on double vinyl for the first time, with an etching on the fourth side. Watch the video for missa atropos from gazpacho s missa atropos for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Missa atropos is breathtaking in every sense of the word from start to finish. Listen to your favorite songs from missa atropos by gazpacho now. Eggshell dome with the greenest grass here inside the seat of power cant get out of here. I was glad to try their last work, missa atropos, and i was not.
Listen free to gazpacho missa atropos mass for atropos, part 3, defense mechanism and more. Or thought about all that much, clearly, because id totally forgotten about missa atropos, an album slap bang in the middle of that run that id somehow never listened to before. The album was released a third time under the kscope label in september 2009. This album had everything to be a groundbreak, a great concept, great themes but you go throug it with a feeling that something is missing, that it lacks an important piece and, in fact, theres a bitter aftertaste since the lyrics are very strong and the music just dont do. Coming directly off the astounding musical success of their opuses night and tick tock, gazpacho finally gave up their title of the best unsigned band in the world, only because they signed with kscope for their 6th album. Eggshell dome with the greenest grass here inside the seat of power cant get out of here as its drawing near you cant love a stranger as the early warning. It is very much a fusion of gazpacho s two previous albums. Missa atropos by gazpacho on amazon music unlimited. Ive been walking part 2 site map help add to favorites. Gazpacho missa atropos with mass for atropos 2 youtube. Gazpacho live in connection with the missa atropos tour in 2011. Gazpacho described demon as the most complicated and strange album weve ever made.
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