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The
music you’ll hear on this album is a treated version from material
that was written a while ago. Indeed in april 1999 the nucleus of
this material was made for an occasional performance but more in a
pure electronic dimension. In order to make it more acceptable for a
bigger audience several symphonic elements were later added and this
is the version which has now been released through Periferic Records
in Hungary. Although some guitar and percussion have now been added,
the main ingredient nevertheless still remains very much in the
domain of electronic music. Luckily it’s not so long-winded like
most electronic ventures which often are used for meditation
purposes. Let’s say Heju is more Jean-Michel Jarre than it is
Vangelis if you get my drift. Contrary to a lot of congeners Heju
does include some nice melodies but it falls in the same trap like
so many predecessors being that a strong theme is repeated way too
much. Also the use of certain rhythm composers leaves behind a dated
feel. It’s OK to still like Jarre’s “Oxygène” but if you deliver
something new it has to be NEW ! In that respect “Lost ways” often
sounds like an early mix of Jarre’s very own “Oxygène” and even if
the endresult is a nice album we are constantly looking for new and
interesting material and not for musical clones ! A song like
‘Daydream’ is also way too bland to be featured on an album like
this sounding more like an exercise rather than a finished song,
being in the same league like good ‘old “Bilitis”. From a technical
point of view Hell Tibor has recorded his ideas in a very
professional way but as a musical testimony I’m afraid it is not
original enough to stand the test of time. |
