Manuel Barbará – Whisper In A Storm EP
Manuel Barbará – Whisper in a Storm EP
Self Released
Release Date: 27/09/2024
Running Time: 24:42
Review by Metalphysicist
10/10
Manuel Barbará is a musician who graduated from Berklee College of Music (2020, Guitar and Composition) with a diploma that intimidates my poor ability to write my opinions on “Whisper in a Storm”, which was released last September.
So, here I go…
It is no surprise that a composer and big-time guitar player as Manuel Barbará took care of everything on “Whisper in a Storm”: all songs were written and (almost) performed only by Manuel Barbará, and produced and promoted all by himself.
The result of Barbará’s musical expertise resonates throughout all the sequences of this musical journey on “Whisper in a Storm”, full of guitar solos and complex string instrument arrangements and impressive drum tempo and captivating Djent riffs. But the cleverness of “Whispers in Storm” is on the other side of the coin.
Even though “Whispers in Storm” is grounded by lavishing on melodies which are composed in the high level of mastery of Barbará, the fact is that “Whispers in Storm” brings to us five palatable songs. I guess that Manuel Barbará’s main goal was not only to mesmerize guitar-students-amazed-by-complex-solos-lovers on “Whisper in a Storm”, but also to relate with people who love just to listen to good songs.
The Progressive harmonies on “Whispers in Storm” seem to stroll by guitar riffs, with synchronized tempo that resembles experimental Metal bands like Tresseract and Devin Townsend, and shredders players as Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai.
To get the review finished, I must mention the title track (‘Whisper in a Storm’) that has an instrumental version and has a version with vocals (ethereal vocals x aggressive singing); ‘Dead Hand’ has unexpected violin solo combined with whisper instruments in the middle of a progressive musical conduction; the same thing happens on ‘Aphelion’, with a Space Progressive ambience. And finally, ‘Different Horizon’ has a brilliant staccato conduction just to please the Djent Metal lovers a couple of times on the EP ‘Whisper in a “Storm”.
LINE-UP
Manuel Barbará – producer and performer
TRACKLISTING
01. Dead Hand (feat. Jody Miller)
02. A Different Horizon (feat. Jake Howsam Lowe)
03. Aphelion (feat. Michael Nystrom Bala)
04. Whisper in a Storm (feat. Thalia Tymowski & Millisa Henderson)
05. Whisper in a Storm (instrumental)
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