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- Band:
Jade - Duration: 00:42:41
- Available since: 09/05/2025
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Pulverized Records
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In the vast sound labyrinth of the European underground metal metal, a couple of years ago the Jade had made themselves known with “The Pacification of Death”, a debut that had left interesting future developments in its merged Black-Death currents and Death-daom temptations in an atmospheric key.
With the new “Myteries of a Flowry Dream”, the Spanish group – now a sort of mini all star band of the local scene, including members of respected realities such as Gravedyard, Todomal and Foscor – returns to deepen that musical vision, trying to expand the coordinates already traced and to seek an even more airy and solemn tone.
The first thing that jumps to the ear is the increasingly marked influence of the Sulphur Aeon, especially in vocal lines. The cantato alternates deep growl and high -sounding clean voices, a choice that precisely gives the songs a renewed sense of grandeur and solemnity. The choirs, in particular, already present on the debut, seem here to resume even more directly those that characterize the recent productions of the German band, contributing to an imposing sound performance.
Listening to the work, there are also similarities in the 'free' approach to the guitar riffing, which draws from black-death sources and other Death-doom with discreet agility, remaining in an intermediate current that is all in all dynamic and functional to the narrative.
Let's say that from this new chapter a further refinement of the group's language was expected, something more personal, while, on balance, the Jade still can be easily combined with other contemporary realities such as Sulphur Aeon or increasingly respected The Ruins of Beverast. Despite the good quality of songwriting, the main criticism that can move to the Jade is therefore the difficulty in distinguishing them clearly in an increasingly crowded panorama. Their music knows how to appear fascinating and well built, but the similarity with other bands, at the moment more inspired and more experienced in architect this type of proposal, could limit the impact of their artistic message.
This does not mean that the disc offers moments of value, however: “Shores of Otherness”, with its articulated structure and its multiple facets, represents a high point of work, while the instrumental “The Stars' Shelter (II)” affects for its most mellifluous and suggestive dimension, giving further breath to the tracklist. “A Flowry Dream,” closes the circle with an equally stratified approach, leaving the listener immersed in a dreamlike atmosphere.
Theatically, the album continues the exploration of myths and symbolisms related to Mesoamerican cosmovision and ancient traditions, an aspect that gives a certain depth to the proposal of the Spaniards. At the level of production, the sound yield therefore appears more cared for and round, also a sign of growing maturity in the management of the arrangements.
In short, while remaining anchored to evident references, the Jade show that they have valid compositional skills and a clear vision of how their proposal should be packaged. Now it is necessary that certain particularly interesting ideas be developed with greater personality in the future, so as to bring the band to even higher levels.
Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
