Band:	Autumn Tears
Album:	Eclipse
Style:	Neoclassical
Release date:	October 16, 2004
A review by:	Undercraft

01. Commemoration
02. Ophelia's Crown
03. Three
04. Dawn
05. Remember
06. Flight
07. The Beauty In All Things
08. Pandora's Womb
09. At A Distance
10. Eclipse

Autumn Tears is a band that needs no introduction, after almost ten years, this band has consolidated as one of the top contenders among the lovers of dark brooding music, and that is because Autumn Tears know how to create beautiful yet haunting melodies that captivate the listener within seconds of the first listen.

I might add that you won't find any reminiscence of Metal here, this is pure Darkwave Gothic Neoclassical Music. To have a clear idea of the sound of Autumn tears you need to picture acts like Dead Can Dance, Anchorage, Stoa, Enya among others, if you know any of these acts, you might have a slight chance of what we're dealing here.

This album took almost 4 years to record, so the result is quite diverse, you know, you can change your mind a lot in 4 years.
The biggest change of the band has been the line up, is not a duet anymore, but we have a whole section dedicated to the strings, Terran Olson (ex-Maudlin Of The Well, Kayo Dot) on flute and clarinet and Greg Ball (ex-Long Winters Stare, Sound Of Enoch) on acoustic guitar and contrabass, also a new face on vocal duties makes an appearance, Laurie Ann Haus (ex-Rain Fell Within, Ephemeral Sun, Todesbonden).

The moods of the music tends to change, from smooth pieces with nice atmospheres to almost sacred sacral chants, being the latter a little bit annoying when listened too much.
I can't complain about the vocal department, Laurie does a fine job in the vox area, but sadly she's no match to Jennifer LeeAnna, former singer of the band.

The use of real strings accentuates the gloominess to the music, and gives a dramatic edge to each track. A Cd for lovers of atmospheric music, just sit down and let the music create landscapes on your mind, just hear the poems made music.