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Peccatum Lost in Reverie A crossing through fact and specious dominions: that'd be one of the infinite manners to portray Lost in Reverie, Peccatum's third and finest full-length album. Indeed, several could be the ways to describe this surrealistic aural piece, due to its huge experimental vein. In fact, experimental is conceivably the greatest Peccatum synonym, as both Ihriel and Ihsahn have traversed such bizarre grounds ever since they set off working mutually (formerly aided by Ihriel's brother, Lord PZ, who actually managed to chip in with some vocal queues in the record's most unforgiving moments). On musical terms, these seven tracks can be symbolically assimilated as a sonic mountain encircled by mist, wherein lies no single thread, yet the moods and tones that set the shadowy and foreboding air, make it all worthwhile after some time. Nevertheless, the one listening is required to have an open mind regarding adaptation and approach, as nobody will have an ultimate idea with merely a couple of tries (it's truly that intense). But as some sort of light in the dark, attempt to envision a blend of The 3rd and the Mortal and Ulver (with a tad of late Emperor's aggressiveness), coupled with a seductive Jazz approach; if you've conjured this up, then you might have a tiny idea of what you'll come across in this dream of sound. Lost in Reverie has definitely been pursued by many as a sheer chance to possibly get together Ihsahn's trademark wizardry he formerly trailed while in Emperor, though having in mind the idea of facing those "dreary and unexplainable" sonorities. But the truth is that will never come to pass, nor will no one ever hear Emperor's gloomy and ominous music again. Till this day, Peccatum was purely seen as the couple's "brash and odd" side-project, but all of those conjectures are now inane and useless, seeing that in this day and age, Peccatum is a landmark proposal devoid of any likely associations, who the biased listener could simply and shamelessly draw upon it. This is undeniably a reverie to be lost within for a great deal of time. www.mnemosyne.no © 2004 The Lodge

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