Epicon - Globus (Globus Music)

by Suzanne Baran
16 August 2008

Nowadays a commingling of diverse music genres seem to create and embody new genres. A current example of this musical hybrid is an album called “Epicon” by myriad composers, known quite apropos as, GLOBUS. (Think: Epic, globally.)

The group’s mastermind is Yoav Goren. Goren is also the founder of Immediate Music which licenses and promotes written music for movie trailers. Goren and other musicians collaborate on popular trailers such as “Spiderman 2,” “The Incredible Hulk,” and “Iron Man,” to list a few.

People wanted to hear more. In their search for trailer ‘soundtracks,’ (what a concept!) this new LP “Epicon” was formed to quell the roaring demand. Many of the songs featured on the CD have been re-tooled and enhanced in epic ways.

“Epicon” is pretty ear-gasmic. It’s got a flair for the dramatic, but it’s also accessible, and easy to listen to. It has the kind of sound that instrumentalists and virtuosos could produce – and envy at the same time. For example, many tracks offer sublime progression, tension-building percussion, vocals, and strings blended with drum and bass, and guitar. At times, it sounds like a rock-anthem, and at others a soothing, somber ballad.

It’s as if the Romantic poets of yore (Keats, Wordsworth, and Browning) put their words to music –a kind of rich, lavish, and aristocratic blend – with a modern twist.

Oddly, my favorite track is “Orchard of Mines” which is antithetical to the nature of the other songs on the CD. It’s got a down-tempo, lie-on-the-roof-of-your-car-and- gaze-up-at-the-stars-type of feel.

This CD is truly for music appreciation, not just music fans or lovers. But don’t just take my word for it. Pick it up.

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