EILIFF's second album (same lineup) is really more of the same with shorter overall tracks though. I do like this one a little more mostly because of the final three tracks which guarantee this to be a 4 star album.
"Eve Of Eternity" is uptempo with organ and drums before the rest join in quickly. It settles after 2 1/2 minutes as the tempo continues to shift. "King Of The Frogs" is ruined completely by the vocals and lyrics (kidding, haha) and the spoken words 1 1/2 minutes in make me want to laugh. "Journey To The "Ego" has some atmosphere and sax early before it kicks in 1 1/2 minutes in.This sounds really good especially the piano. Guitar a minute later and the bass is prominant. Sax is back after 5 minutes.
"Girlrls" has a very "in your face" intro before it settles with sax before 1 1/2 minutes. Drums and guitar come in as it becomes powerful again. Keys arrive as it lightens. Good track. "Hallimasch" has this dramatic intro and the percussion and experimental sounds take over. Spoken vocals 2 1/2 minutes in and then it all stops and a new soundscape takes over with prominant guitar coming in at 4 minutes. It changes again 5 1/2 minutes in. This is catchy with guitar leading the way.
Another strange one from EILIFF but that's it's biggest charm.
Songs / Tracks Listing
1. Eve Of Eternity (5:57)
2. King Of The Frogs (5:45)
3. Journey To The Ego (6:08)
4. Girlrls (6:40)
5. Hallimasch (8:48)
Line-up / Musicians
- Houschäng Nejadepour / guitar
- Rainer Brüninghaus / organ, electric piano
- Herbert Kalveram / tenor & alto saxophones
- Bill Brown / bass, vocals
- Detlev Landmann / drums, percussion