We begin our journey with the opening track, North, welcoming the listener with the sound of someone entering a cabin from the icy cold, windy day, then sending off into a world of the remaining songs. That is an endless journey of unfolding vistas, this wonderful trip, not only takes you on an epic-fantasy journey but invites you on a fruit of art, magical, beautiful mind-blowing soundtrack journey through uncharted lands.
From blooming heather of moorlands and the mysterious fog of ancient forests, through inaccessible mountains, majestic fjords, and snowy tundra. To the sharp edges of icebergs’ eternal ice, lifeless arctic deserts and the raging waves of the great and merciless northern ocean.
Continuing with the second piece Moorlands, and the remaining eight songs, these songs and music bring everything alive — a journey like no other!
Artemis’ instrumentation music composition and arrangement are well-executed, at the same time, each of the songs has an identity/theme of its own.
Combing classical and folk music; it’s the added inspiration of blending Lord of the Rings, Fantasy, Nordic/Celtic Cultures, Pagan Folk Music, The Flight of Dragons, Mythology, and Medieval.
There are even some Led Zeppelin homages thrown in, adding flutes, harps, violins, Medieval minstrels, tambourines, choir, and other symphonic/orchestral and folk instruments. Music of different nations, various moods, dark/light atmosphere, theatrical, epic soundscapes/arrangements, warm guitar melodies, epic drumming, the sound of nature and wildlife and much more.
Each of the ten songs is well written, composed, and arranged, giving the listener a beautiful and firmly/top-notch crafted piece that captures an overwhelming experience of extraordinary devilmanship from start to finish.
The creativity within this realm is like no other. The way Artemis’ has captured some unique differences here, capturing a classical crossover genre that mixes classical and folk music but unfolding vistas of multifaceted/various compositions of classical and folk music.
The album comes to an end with the last song, North (Orchestral Theme). We want to give a shoutout to Artemis The Endless Journey for letting us review his album North. Now, we’re going to wrap it up by talking about the final three sins and concluding the review.
