Your impressions about The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR.

[Postmodernist]

Let's share our impressions about the new album in this thread.

[Postmodernist]

My musical analysis of the official trailer:

0:00-0:20 - Shlomit's (Ofra Hamza's) beautiful Zur Menati (intro) plus Amaseffer-like atmospheric effects;
0:20-0:29 - "From Broken Vessels", guitar and keys and vocals sound 100% like Steven Wilson's stuff;
0:29-0:44 - Mabool is back;
0:44-1:03 - Mabool is really back;
1:03-1:15 - "From Broken Vessels" again;
1:15-1:43 - The richest rendition of "Sapari" featuring wonderful Shlomit's voice and Arabic violin.

You Tube

[Postmodernist]

Originally posted by Ananth:

^^^

How did you figure the name of the song ? But you're right, it does have that Steven Wilson vibe to it.


Uri you are so damn right ! Its blown my mind away already. Looks like Sapari will be my favourite song from the new album.

From this little tease, it seems to me like everything's perfect. That flute/pipe instrument does add a strange eeirie feel to it. I haven't seen him perform live hence from the little I've heard from youtube videos, it seems like Avi is just progressing upwards and sounding from kickass to even more fucking kickass-er


Thanks a lot Nathalie!


EDIT: This rendition of Sapari is seriously amazing me. All the other versions stun me as well, esp Ofra Haza's [maybe because that's the first I've heard] but this one is metal + sapari Man, OL is as unique as it can get !!


Sorry for partially pointless observations, but if the whole 40 min movie isn't edited and done yet, there could be some editing in the subtitles that can be done.

[Ananth]

Originally Posted by Postmodernist

0:00-0:20 - Shlomit's famous A'Salk plus Amasefferish atmospheric effects;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNjRUOd2bHs

I thought that was more like Zur Menati.

[Postmodernist]

Exactly. Thanks for correcting me.

About the song's title "From Broken Vessels", you can hear the chorus "A borken vessel... endless..." after 1:02

[Ananth]

That's some neat observation dude! I couldn't figure any of the lyrics after Wilson appears. It sounds scarily similar to something like Kobiwilson or something if you fused them two together.

[Postmodernist]

I don't think that's Steven, however the vox sound close to Kobi's post-rock/electro project "The Naked Lie":
http://www.myspace.com/thenakedlie

[Ananth]

I think we are confusing each other

I meant that it was typical Steven style of singing though it was unmistakably Kobi, hence Kobiwilson. Mixture of the two Cut me some slack, I'm a juvenile

P.S.

I loved that song 'Me' when I first heard The Naked Lie.
[Did my message get accidently deleted?]

[Kenneth R.]

VERY Psyched. That's my impression!

[Morticia NL.]

-I'm silent for once- I love to see how Postmodernist is trying to fit the puzzle before he even got the box

[BC-A]

How is it possible to produce such an amount of comments with only 15seconds of music from an album of 74 minutes! I am amazed guys
Otherwise, to break the already growing web urban legends (see another thread about this) Steven Wilson is mixing the album and plays most of the keyboards on it at the end of the day. No more. And this is a fact from the official announcements!

[Ananth]

I'm hooked to the 30 seconds of Sapari Tama.

'W'ANI TOCH LEV ONYAH
BAYAFI 'ETAH ME'YLI'

Truly mesmerizing, though I have no idea what it means.

[Dmitry]

I've found an interesting thing. in trailer there are shots from Moscow and S-Peterburg concerts on 0:47 min. It'll be in DVD? and how can i get the edition with the dvd?

[Coon]

Mmm...interesting thread, I will enjoy reading what can you figure out. I'll be in silence about this until the european release date.

[FiveString]

Originally Posted by Postmodernist

My musical analysis of the official trailer:

0:00-0:20 - Shlomit's (Ofra Hamza's) beautiful Zur Menati (intro) plus Amaseffer-like atmospheric effects;
0:20-0:29 - "From Broken Vessels", guitar and keys and vocals sound 100% like Steven Wilson's stuff;
0:29-0:44 - Mabool is back;
0:44-1:03 - Mabool is really back;
1:03-1:15 - "From Broken Vessels" again;
1:15-1:43 - The richest rendition of "Sapari" featuring wonderful Shlomit's voice and Arabic violin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNjRUOd2bHs

For a change, I don't have much to type, 'cause my mind's blown from a 1.5min trailer. There's a MASSIVE album on its way. OMG OMG OMG OMG Release it already please.

[Wayward son]

my 2 pennies...

Mabool, by now, seems only a DEMO TAPE.

[FiveString]

Originally Posted by Wayward son

my 2 pennies...

Mabool, by now, seems only a DEMO TAPE.

Yes, Carrying On,

Kansas is my neighbor to the west. Our border was a warzone during the War Between the States years, because my fine state was a Slave State. So, Wayward Son, thank goodness we're not living in that bucolic period. You'd be wearing Union blue, and I'd be wearing Confederate gray. We wouldn't be on very good terms. But, hey, bad is good sometimes, when America is AmeriKKKa.

Given this fun coincidence--I doubt you ever lived in KS; did you?--I choose to embrace your assessment as trustworthy: You're on.

Today, thanks to the Emancipation here in the United States of America, there is no enslavement or war anywhere on this Orphaned Earth. Ain't that raght, GW? No, it ain't, SOB.

So at least we have this musical jewel to anticipate and then relish, Wayward Son. Thanks for the advance notice. Don't worry: I won't tell the haters. We don't want them to spoil our party in their typical fashion, now do we?!

Must be nice in Italy this time of year.

Blessed Be.

FS

[Morticia NL.]

Originally Posted by Dmitry

how can i get the edition with the dvd?

Answer:“a heaven you may create”

The documentary will be available as a DVD which is part of the limited edition of the album “The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR”, released January 25th (Europe), February 9th (USA) 2010 by the international label Century Media.

Source:www.aheavenyoumaycreate.com

You will have to wait until you can order the album. Either be it online, or in the webshop of the band...Keep your eyes on centurymedia.com orphaned-land.com or www.orphaned-disciples.org

[FiveString]

Originally Posted by Morticia NL.

Answer:“a heaven you may create”

The documentary will be available as a DVD which is part of the limited edition of the album “The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR”, released January 25th (Europe), February 9th (USA) 2010 by the international label Century Media.

Source:www.aheavenyoumaycreate.com

You will have to wait until you can order the album. Either be it online, or in the webshop of the band...Keep your eyes on centurymedia.com orphaned-land.com or www.orphaned-disciples.org

Great marketing idea: Mysterious release of the limited edition so everyone who cares needs to do the OCD-check over n' over and so on. Or is that the typical schtick? Whatever: I'm game. Hey, I appreciate the info...Hill-Come-Lately beats Hill-Come-Never Oh, yeah: It's so beautiful; it's so HEAVENLY

[Postmodernist]

Some metalzine journalist's impressions about ORwarriOR:

Apeiron666 wrote:
Well Regarding the Orphaned Land's album, I can tell you this - if you liked Mabool (as I'm pretty sure that you did ), you will also like this one! The album really sounds great, all the OL moments are there... What can I say, wait for January, and be ready to enjoy this stuff... Sure it will be on my top 5 list in the following year

[Dmitry]

according to the video of making picture, sapari sounds sooo sweet!

[Messiakh]

Okay I just finished watching/listening the trailer video on youtube and I gotta say... what was that!?

That was like... that actually was the best thing I've ever heard in my entire life, just when I thought I was losing my taste for Oriental Metal, there we go again, I cannot wait for the actual thing, I repeat CANNOT WAIT FOR THE ACTUAL THING!!!

Okay forgive me for overreacting, but I'm too excited!

This Sapari definintly suprasses all the other variations, y'know with all the metal guitars, oriental violins and ofcourse Kobi and Shlomit singing together... there's no question!

And the song played in 0:30 (the arabic song accompined with Ney)... that is like... stuff you can only hear in your dreams!

[FiveString]

Originally Posted by Dmitry

according to the video of making picture, sapari sounds sooo sweet!

It makes me beg for more...but nobody's listening except the release date. That's not too far away.

Beautiful.........

[FiveString]

Originally Posted by Messiakh

Okay I just finished watching/listening the trailer video on youtube and I gotta say... what was that!?

That was like... that actually was the best thing I've ever heard in my entire life, just when I thought I was losing my taste for Oriental Metal, there we go again, I cannot wait for the actual thing, I repeat CANNOT WAIT FOR THE ACTUAL THING!!!

Okay forgive me for overreacting, but I'm too excited!

This Sapari definintly suprasses all the other variations, y'know with all the metal guitars, oriental violins and ofcourse Kobi and Shlomit singing together... there's no question!

And the song played in 0:30 (the arabic song accompined with Ney)... that is like... stuff you can only hear in your dreams!

You got it pegged! "...stuff you can only hear in your dreams!" I was wondering why the whole deal seemed super-surreal. And thank God you were, heheh, SAVED before you lost your taste for "Oriental Metal." Dude, everyone's plundering Oriental Metal nowadays, just about. You hear those "Oriental" scales in songs from all over the world.

But we know who came first (a number of groups and soloists) and who does it best YOU DECIDE! I've made my mind up, but what do I know? I'm from Missouri. Not much Oriental going on here. Lots of same-old-same-old metal going on here, like in the rest of the McUnited-States. So ME HUNGRY!

[Postmodernist]

"Orphaned Land's new, sophisticated concept album takes their unique brand of exotic, heavy music to soaring new heights in terms of complexity and catchiness. The album itself is musically and lyrically divided into three parts providing a structure that is essential to fully understand the highly elaborate story of "The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR". This is the limited edition mediabook including a bonus DVD featuring the band documentary, ''A Heaven You May Create'' and the bonus track, ''Estarabim''."
(http://www.cmdistro.com/Item/Orphane...VD_DIGI-/32546)

"It picks up where they left us five years ago with “Mabool” and add even more of the middle-eastern folklore this time around. It might not be as progressive as it’s predecessor, or have as much death metal elements in it, but it has some fantastic acoustic passages, some new gothic rock elements, and just flows in a way only these guys can make an album flow. There’s no doubt in my mind that I’ll be spinning this more than any other 2010 album." (another metal publisher, Claus/Intromental)