 
Serpiente De Luna, Serpiente De Sol
2003
CD
Aorta
Rik
10 September 2003 neofolk apocalyptic folk dark folk | This latest CD from Demian of Ô Paradis is issued on the Aorta label run by Gerhard of Allerseelen. My introduction to Ô Paradis was the split 7" with Allerseelen, and Demian's material here follows the same style of combining laid-back and quite conventional latin pop ballads with very unconventional harsh and industrial percussion and other sound effects. Demian's overall sound is very different from Allerseelen's, but parallels in approach, and shared values, are apparent. And Gerhard actually contributes music and voice to the jazzy 'Llama'.
Demian is a rather good crooner, so the occurrence of all the odd sound effects creates a very strange impression, and I don't really know what to make of it. It's rather like listening to the radio on the beach at Llafranch after a couple of glasses of Cuba Libre or a jug of sangria, but finding that some madman has broken into the studio and is accompanying the broadcast with a saucepan and wooden spoons or bouncing a ping-pong ball near the microphone. I'd expect this sort of quirkiness from Norway but have not previously associated it with Catalonia.
A special compliment to Ricard Recio for the simple but attractive CD artwork which has a serpentine theme. It's not grey, the text is big enough to read, and there are no dedications to pet cats. What a pleasant change!
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