E.S. Posthumus
Monday, 23 July 2007. Music.
In January 2001, the mysterious band E.S. Posthumus released a thoroughly unexpected album: Unearthed.
The album lasts just over 58 minutes, and if you didn't know any better you would think it was a soundtrack to a film, in fact it reminds me of the score to Gladiator. The sound of Unearthed is hard to categorize, it is a cinematic style of epic classical music that fuses intertwined drum beats with orchestral and electronic sounds.
You may recognize several of the songs from the film trailers of The Matrix Reloaded, and Spiderman.
I really love the original album, which is a real eclectic collection of atmospheric classic movie type tracks, and I have been looking forward to more. So after six years, we finally have confirmation of the new one.
'According to ancient legend, the tiny island of Numa was completely destroyed by natural disaster in the Southern Indian Ocean. Its inhabitants had been highly civilized and advanced seafarers. They traded with peoples from every corner of the Earth and developed a language that incorporated all known tongues from that era. On our next release, "Cartographer", we imagine what this language sounded like and combine it with compositions that are uniquely those of ES Posthumus.'
Originally slated for a release in 2006, Cartographer was hinted at having a release at the end of the summer. Not much is know about the new album but, a preview of "Cartographer," a song in their unnamed album, was made available through the official website early July 2007. I have got a copy here though:
This is music as it should be, epic and awe-inspiring. If you like like film scores, then keep an eye out for the new album. The first album is available on iTunes and from Amazon.
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