Sea Of Tranquility



The Web Source for Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal & Jazz-Fusion
  Search   in       
Main Menu




Arild, Finn: Serendipity

Serendipity is the debut solo CD release from Norwegian based multi instrumentalist Finn Arild. This CD was almost 2 years in the making as Finn began entertaining thoughts of a solo project as far back as 2004. Serendipity proves that he definitely put his whole heart and soul into this project, creating a great slick sounding CD which highlights his pop influences but without forgetting his love of English prog.

Over the course of the 12 songs on Serendipity, Arild takes you on a guided tour through his own unique musical universe where lyrically you get a healthy dose of his humor coupled with more serious topics as well. Take for example "Take Two and Call Me In The Morning" a song where Arild voices his own opinions and concerns with the general state of healthcare all set to a very positive and up beat sounding musical accompaniment. In fact this is a technique that Arild employs more than once on this disc and to great effect; his superb and catchy melodies will leave a lasting imprint on your brain, sucking the listener in, while his lyrics at times deal with some pretty graphic images. Other musical highlights on Serendipity are "Betting Your Ass on a Donkey", which has to be one of the most entertaining songs I've ever heard about the racetrack experience. "Name and the Dance of the Monopods" is another song that I just couldn't get out of my head, its electronic backbeat and percussive elements are absolutely infectious, not to mention lyrically it's simple yet a lot of fun. As mentioned Arild plays just about everything on the album and his voice at times reminds me a little bit of Paul Carrack circa Mike + The Mechanics. The sound is very clean and crisp throughout and the overall production is top notch. Do yourself a favor and check out this very talented musician, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Track Listing
1) Take Two and Call Me In The Morning
2) Love Me or Not
3) Nightly Encounters
4) Betting Your Ass on a Donkey
5) Riding The Nightmare
6) Lantern Waste
7) Name and the Dance of the Monopods
8 ) My One
9) Hide
10) How You Die
11) Love or Hate
12) Vultures of Culture

Added: March 20th 2006
Reviewer: Ryan Sparks
Score:
Related Link: Official Website
Hits: 4185
Language: english

[ Printer Friendly Page Printer Friendly Page ]
[ Send to a Friend Send to a Friend ]

  

[ Back to the Reviews Index | Post Comment ]



© 2004 Sea Of Tranquility
For information regarding where to send CD promos and advertising, please see our FAQ page.
If you have questions or comments, please Contact Us.
Please see our Policies Page for Site Usage, Privacy, and Copyright Policies.

All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owner. The comments are property of their posters, all other content © Sea of Tranquility

SoT is Hosted by SpeedSoft.com