PAATOS - SILENCE OF ANOTHER KIND

PAATOS - SILENCE OF ANOTHER KIND

Disk 1 . . . . . . .52:03
1) Shame . . . . . . . . . 4:32
2) Your Misery . . . . . . . 5:06
3) Falling . . . . . . . . . 5:10
4) Still Standing . . . . . . 6:10
5) Is That All? . . . . . . . . . 6:49
6) Procession Of Fools . . . . . 0:34
7) There Will Be Miracles . . . . 3:36
8) Not A Sound . . . . . . . . . 7:25
9) Silence Of Another Kind . . . 2:41

Paatos' official website at:
http://www.paatos.com/

Line-up
- Petronella Nettermalm: vocals, cello
- Ricard Nettermalm: drums, saw and delay
- Johan Wallén: piano, Mellotron, Hammond organ, syntheziser, sampler, harmonium
- Stefan Dimle: bass, double bass
- Peter Nylander: guitar

format: Single CD • InsideOut # SPV48962
release date: May 25, 2006

The music of Paatos is often described as being "melancholic post rock", their dark and brooding scandinavian style is vaguely influenced by Björk, Mostly Autumn and Landberk, with jazzy musical arrangements and features the beautiful vocals of Petronella Nettermalm. Silence Of Another Kind is a short and sweet album, at a mere 42 minutes. There is an air of melancholy throughout this album, it will evoke the dark and smoky atmosphere of a scandinavian lounge on a cold autumn afternoon... You have to be in a particular mood to listen to this type of album; it is relaxing, with beautiful sad melodies, and cool musical arrangements, but a bit on the gloomy side at times.

Shame is the most rhythmic composition of the album, that highlight the musicians' virtuosity, great vocals on this one. Your Misery has a very smooth jazzy rhythm, and a very catchy melody. Falling has the catchiest jingle of the album, with a haunting melody and beautiful vocals, a mellow composition with cool background mellotrons. Still Standing has a bit of an edge, a cool jazzy rhythm, with more intense passages, that will remind you a bit of Porcupine Tree. Is That All? begins as a very quiet ballad that highlights the lovely voice of Petronella, and has passages that will remind you of early Moody Blues at times. Procession Of Fools is a short musical interlude that introduces There Will Be No Miracles, a more enthusiastic number with a catchy beat, reminiscent of Sheryl Crow, a fun break in the consistent melancholy of this album. Not A Sound has a slight celtic/medieval sound, a very smooth ballad with unusual percussions, which ends with Silence Of Another Kind, an eerie atmospheric piece that one would compare as meeting a group of Hare Krishnas in a parallel universe!

A bit of a disappointment as a follow-up to the splendid Timeloss and Kallocain... It sounds a bit less focused and the vocals, although admirable, lack the warmth of their previous efforts, but still a very consistent album throughout, fans of Paatos will be in familiar territory and will appreciate the beautiful musical arrangements, the sophisticated, delicate compositions and the high production quality of this album, and this would be the ideal music if you happen to be in a dark and smoky scandinavian lounge on a cold autumn afternoon...

My rating for Silence of Another Kind : 7.5/10(album reviewed by Robert Dansereau 27/07/2006)