Customer Reviews

Purity

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The fourth full album in the Mythos line, they deliver once again, as usual. Mythos is back and treading in the familiar territory of mesmerizing the listener with an enchanting world of mystery and wonder. Every sound you hear was put there for a reason, and the vision of the artists involved is fully realized in this work. This is very classy, exquisite music with a lot of depth and variety. There are uplifting times, and relaxing times, every moment an enjoyable one with no sounds out of place or bothersome. Actually, everything by Mythos is just stellar (I have their previous 3 albums which I can also recommend, entitled "Mythos", "The Reality of a Dreamer" and "Eternity"). If you are new to Mythos, take the plunge and get any of their albums. You are in for a real treat. If you like this type of music, I can also recommend Amethystium, Blue Stone, Sleepthief, Balligomingo, and Delerium. Real top shelf stuff.

Purity: Haunting chants and percussions. It is a wonderful mélange of lights drums, chants and violin with a melody that only Mythos is capable of. Perfect start to the album.

Surrender: What a wonderful melodic track. Piano, drums and the violin have been mixed to perfection. It'll evoke strong subliminal emotions. Feels like you're connecting to your inner self and to higher consciousness. Awesome!

Alten Mara: Haunting Chants, but the hallmark of the track is the stunning melodic mythos music that has dream percussions, rolling guitar and floatation chants.

Andalucia: Slow throbbing drums and soft chants.

Icarus: This track has a peppy (very unlike Mythos) start. However after a minute or so percussions kick in and take the track into high gear. There are typical mythos sounds in the background. It seems like this track has been influenced by Yanni and a bit of Ronan Hardiman.

Adagio: Befitting the name, this slow track with rolling acoustic guitar will fill your heart with warm & subtle emotions. It feels like the background music for a love saga (with a sad end).


Mizo's Gift: Another very listenable track that has a steady percussion cadence with charming violin and guitar interludes that makes the track swing between happiness & sadness. The end of the track is a happy beginning that is so very reminiscent of freshness of morning air and unending love.


Deux Es Machina: You'll have to listen to this track to understand the delicate and intricate layers. I particularly like the drums (almost sounds like Indian drums) and the haunting flute will take your breath away. This track has a very strong spiritual and Indian feel to it.

Dream: Very very good. One of the best tracks of the album. This is indeed an acoustic representation of a dream. The layering, mixing and the violin (almost classical) interludes are just perfect.

Mystique: A complexly layered track wih undulating, intermittent percussions and powerful lows and highs. Can't get enough of it. The end just disappears into yonder.

Triste: Again, befiting the name this track will evoke a soft sad feeling. The percussions are perfect as is the Piano. It has a sad farewell and I just can't get enough of this track.

What amazes me is that each track will evoke happy and sad emotions in you. Music has the power to elevate you to higher consciousness that is full of love and humility. Mythos has sprung a wonderful album and the 4 year wait for this album has been worth it. Their music has matured manifold since last time. Hats off!!!

The fourth full album in the Mythos line, they deliver once again, as usual. Mythos is back and treading in the familiar territory of mesmerizing the listener with an enchanting world of mystery and wonder. Every sound you hear was put there for a reason, and the vision of the artists involved is fully realized in this work. This is very classy, exquisite music with a lot of depth and variety. There are uplifting times, and relaxing times, every moment an enjoyable one with no sounds out of place or bothersome. Actually, everything by Mythos is just stellar (I have their previous 3 albums which I can also recommend, entitled "Mythos", "The Reality of a Dreamer" and "Eternity"). If you are new to Mythos, take the plunge and get any of their albums. You are in for a real treat. If you like this type of music, I can also recommend Amethystium, Blue Stone, Sleepthief, Balligomingo, and Delerium. Real top shelf stuff.

This is probably the most mature and for that reason the best offering to date from Mythos, although their first CD was also excellent. Highly recommended.

Mythos is amoung my favorite "New Age" groups. I teach "Spinning" classes at my health club, and am able to use some of their music. Can use as ambient background music at home.

The wellsprings of creativity have been opened to the public once again with this all-new album, each piece a masterpiece. The multi-layered variety can be heard on so many levels that it is my all-purpose music. I love the uplifting chord changes, lilting thrills and multi-faceted guitar and piano stylings; at times, classical flourishes, angelic vocals and mesmerizing ethnic flutes draw me in, finding myself turning up the volume, tapping my foot or just listening intently. Even when quieter, the music is compelling, yet exhilarating, partly synthesized, but not sounding synthetic, and wide-ranging, but never shrill. I no longer play the violin, but much appreciate its use at times, as well as the cello, as I find them deeply moving here. Being so deep, this music was not merely written, rather, it was finely composed; the artists do not just play together, they are skilled and talented professional musicians/vocalists who masterfully and precisely perform. The evocative musical experience, a journey, beckons to be heard again and again. Caution: Listening to this music could cause you to buy the entire collection and lose interest in other artists. Behold the power and magnificent perfection of this beautiful music!

Mythos, the Canadian duo, continues to impress. This latest album, Purity, indeed was solid evidence that the musical masters are building upon their experience and studies.

The instruments and cultures of the world merge into a beautiful singularity rarely experienced in any genre.

Classical meets modern.

Perception meets faith.

And perhaps most significantly, joy meets destiny.

I was caught completely off-guard by my current favorite, Icarus. What an unexpected, exhilarating flight! My only complaint about that track is that it is only 4:36 in audible length. It had the potential of a much longer, ever-compiling evolution of imagination.

Well done, gentlemen!

First a little background, I have a Bachelors degree in music, have been a professional musician for over 25 years now, I am a published writer/arranger, own my own production facility and like all genres of music.

While I admit, I'm a little new to the world of Mythos, I have owned their "Reality Of a Dreamer" project for quite some time and decided to update and buy their two most recent titles, including "Purity." Please know some of my comments are purely from a compositional viewpoint and a are going to sound more like a music critic than an average listener, but here it goes.

This project, "Purity" falls way short of "Reality Of a Dreamer" as it relates to harmonic interest, melodic lines and general production. As I listened to it I thought to myself, "they are running out of ideas and keep re-hashing the same material over and over again." While I love Middle Eastern music, the modes, instruments, voicings, etc. I felt like that genre was overdone on this project. For me, it was flat musically, not a lot of pieces moved me emotionally. How many different ways can you use a loop, let it run for 4 1/2 to 5 minutes and meander around with different textures and no real point to your melodic line. I felt like they were grasping, or maybe gasping, for ideas. Maybe they were nearing the end of themselves creatively, I don't know. Sometimes you have to take a break from creating and re-charge, could be the issue with this project.

Sure, I know the genre of "new-age" music, which I have trouble with that moniker anyway, is supposed to be soothing background, move your soul, stir your emotions music, but can it not be interesting musically too? Take me somewhere with your melodic material, vary your harmonic structure more, create some interest with counter-melodies and chord substitutions. This project to me sounded a little too much like dinner music or elevator music for my tastes. If I were producing one question I would have asked in the studio was, "Are there any other styles we can explore here gentlemen?" Or, "Does every song need a loop?"

Again, overall, I like what Mythos puts out. For the most part very creative and from working in the studio for most of my career I know it's difficult to always bat a thousand when you put out a product. I will buy more of their product in the future but I just feel like that this is not their best effort.

I love listening to this CD, it just makes me feel so good! Rhythmic, yet soothing, it is a joy to listen too. Each track is different, but I love them all.
I play it when driving or chilling out at home.....good stuff!

Purity is just okay. I have all their other disks, and I still can't get enough of them. When I pop Purity into the player, I find my mind wandering away from the music, occasionally brought back to reality by an overly repetitive melody or wailing that lasts too long. Previous disks are amazing, but this one is pedantic, boring, and lackluster. Sorry, Mythos, better luck next time. Mythos, Reality of a Dreamer, and Eternity disks are fantastic. Purity is very disappointing.