Our review of Inside I'm Singing

5/2/2013

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Written by Nhung Candy
Inside I'm singing is a gift of heavenly music
We think every true band has an album which breaks their ordinary style  and reaches different musical ideas.Even many listeners don't accept the fact that the duo want  to change their style , this album is still an unique mark.Unlike any previous album, this album has only 2 instrumental songs ( Theme of The Mermaird Chair and Sortie). Both of them are as melodic as ever and capture the original ideas: Melody tells stories. Other songs are from previous album with new lyrics and arrangements ( except for My land, Thank you, Did I not love you and Song for a stormy night). 
This album is the most romantic one with beautiful touching lyrics ( best for using in weddings!)
Did I not Love you
Before this life time
Did you not hear
My music in your soul
Did I not need you
Beyond forever
And now I'll leave you
Not forever more
The widest ocean
I have crossed over
No boat did I row
But love to carry me
I have been ever in constant motion
I have been finding you eternally
And I've been traveling
Throughout the ages
Down through the pages
Of history
Just for this moment
This timeless moment
This wondrous moment
Of you and me

- Did I not love you
If I held in my hand,
Every grain of sand
Since time first began to me
Still I could never count,
Measure the amount;
Of all the things you are to me
If I paint the sky,
Hang it up to dry
I would want the sky to be
Oh, such a grand design
An everlasting sign
Of all the things you are to me
You are the sun that comes on summer winds
You are the falling year that autumn brings
You are the wonder and the mystery
In everything I see… the things you are to me
- The things you are to me
Inside I'm singing also reaches important message :Loving and protecting the ones we love, being grateful, giving care and thoughts to them 
If I lived to be a thousand years,
If I ruled the word - it's hemispheres,
I could not repay the love you brought my way,
So, I want to say it now
To thank you for each day you gave me.

Thank you for the Mondays,
Saturdays and Sundays,
Everyday, the whole year through;
Thank you for the fun days,
All those number-one days,
Battles-to-be-won days, too;
I just want to say it,
Thank you for each day with…you.- Thank you
The rain beats hard at my window
While you, so softly do sleep
And you can’t hear the cold wind blow
You are sleeping so deep

Outside it's dark, the moon hiding
By starlight only I see
The host of the night-time go riding
But you are safe here with me

So, while the world out there is sleeping
And everyone wrapped up so tight
Oh, I am here a vigil keeping
On this stormy night
I promised I always would love you
If skies would be gray or be blue
I whisper this prayer now above you
That there will always be you- Song for a stormy night
Being proud of where we belong ( My land)
How green are your valleys
How blue your great skies
Your mountains stand tall in their glory
Your rivers run free
The bright stars are your eyes
Your beauty is endless before me

For you are the song ever singing in me
And you are the heart ever true
For you are my land
And you always will be
The voice ever calling me home to you

When to your green valleys
Some day I return
When you lay your mantle around me
At rest I will be
Where the heart will not yearn
Then my land will ever surround me
This album is a thank from the duo to the listeners and artists who support their musical journey for 13 years
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Our review of Dawn of a new century

5/1/2013

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- by Nhung Candy 
New light. New moods. Musical messages keep developing .
For us, this album has 3 moods : Hymn moods ( Prayers,Dawn of a new century, Aria, In our tears). Sad mood ( Evensong,Aquarell), dancing/uptempo mood ( Elan, Lore of the loom, Divertimento, Children of the river) and romantic/love mood ( Sona, Dreamcatcher, Moongate)
This album and White Stones have a lot in common. The touching melodies of love is not only a creative musical element but also bring the listeners deep emotions and unforgetable experience/reminders. We think that in our lives, we have been struggling with many problems.When our hearts are filled with despair, we lost in tears and long to find a sign or searching for the peace of mind

Prayer
Let your arms enfold us
Through the dark of night
Will your angels hold us
Till we see the light
Hush, lay down your troubled mind
The day has vanished and left us behind
And the wind, whispering soft lullabies
Will soothe, so close your weary eyes
Let your arms enfold us
Through the dark of night
Will your angels hold us
Till we see the light
Sleep, angels will watch over you
And soon beautiful dreams will come true
Can you feel spirits embracing your soul
So dream while secrets of darkness unfold 

-PrayersThe light of the sun sun took us strolling
with the treasures of the world lying ahead,
Magic stones as bright as our eyes
lighting a path before us

The peace of the woods was music to our hearts
echoing the sound of the streams,
Autumn leaves - the voice on the wind
as nature is the source of our love

Now the stones are dancing in the sky
while the world is quietly sleeping,
Lovely visions in the secret garden,
of dreams floating all around us

Travelling in this forest like a lost soul
Bright stars of knowledge shining for the king
Travelling in this forest like a lost soul
Bright stones lighting our way

Eyes ever shining with light
Eyes under a secret spell
Dreaming of the jewels in the garden
of wonders that will never be revealed
- Sona ( English Translation)

For the very first time the duo record their own vocal parts ( Fi sang Sona/ Dreamcatcher and Rolf on backing vocal). Rolf's voice is warm and Fi's voice reminds ( a little bit) of Enya ( especially when she sings Sona in Gaelic).
That distinguishes Dawn of a new century from other ones
The melancholy flows throughout the album. As always Fi's violin captures true sentimental moods.
Moongate opens the album elegantly and romantically when both violin and bass guitar sound flow and fly endlessly. Dreamcatcher recalls a dark, mysterious space, expressed perfectlly by whispering string sound  and voice .
Evensong is like the natural call from long distance. Close our eyes, we can feel the blue echoes on our mind. Aquarell is a sign of silent moments from " a sleepless night" when both piano and violin sound create sound like a gentle whisper.
The album also has a strong side. Title track Dawn of a new century is a perfect combination of instrumental/ orchestral sound, choir( Anuna) and narration. Like a hymn of the history, the song reflects times from the past and yearning for the promisig future. Children of the river takes inspiration from Chinese traditional music, which bring first new strong unique Asian sound to the listeners.
The uptempo songs from the album are lighter than the ones in White Stones. We're impressed by Elan,violin sound shines and rises over the percussion/piano background
Dawn of a new century is our inspiration.
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