musikwiese. (Posts about a noise severe.)https://musikwiese.fontein.de/tag/a-noise-severe.atom2019-11-17T10:40:28ZfelixNikolathe gathering: a noise severe.https://musikwiese.fontein.de/2011/01/31/the-gathering-a-noise-severe/2011-01-31T15:19:08+01:002011-01-31T15:19:08+01:00felix<div><p>today i want to cover parts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gathering_%28band%29">the gathering</a>‘s musical history, stretching from their breakthrough album <i>mandylion</i> to the release <i>if_then_else</i>. i used the title “a noise severe” since this is also the name of one of their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Noise_Severe">live dvds</a>, featuring their heavier side.<br>
the first song of <i>the gathering</i> which caught my attention was <i>leaves</i>, which i already presented on <a href="https://spielwiese.fontein.de/2010/11/21/leaves-by-the-gathering/">spielwiese</a>. it appeared on the <i>mandylion</i> album, which was the first <i>the gathering</i> release with their new singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneke_van_Giersbergen">anneke van giersbergen</a>. <i>leaves</i> is my favourite song from that album (even from all their albums). the album contains many great songs, so it was not easy to decide for another one. in the end, i choose two. the first is <i>sand & mercury</i>, a more heavy tune:</p>
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<p>the second is <i>mandylion</i>, an instrumental tune:</p>
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<p>their next release was <i>nighttime birds</i>, of which the title track <i>on most surfaces</i> is my favourite piece. its style is similar to the heavier side of the <i>mandylion</i> album.</p>
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<p>the next album was very different to the albums released before. very experimental, very progressive, much less metal. it came on two cds, the title track <i>how to measure a planet?</i> filling up 28 minutes of the second cd. a more catchy tune from that album is <i>liberty bell</i>, which comes with a music video:</p>
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<p>the last two songs i want to present are from the <i>if_then_else</i> album, released 2000. the first is <i>beautiful war</i>, a nice instrumental track featuring trumpets instead of the usual keyboard.</p>
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<p>the last song is <i>saturnine</i>, about someone being left alone. this song made me buy the album; in fact, it was the second i knew after <i>mandylion</i>.</p>
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