{"id":3441,"date":"2026-02-16T17:44:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efolk.pl\/?p=3441"},"modified":"2026-02-16T17:44:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:44:56","slug":"mary-fahl-the-other-side-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/efolk.pl\/?p=3441","title":{"rendered":"Mary Fahl &#8211; &#8222;The Other Side of Time&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/efolk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Other-Side-of-Time-Frnt-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/efolk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Other-Side-of-Time-Frnt-600x600-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/efolk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Other-Side-of-Time-Frnt-600x600-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/efolk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Other-Side-of-Time-Frnt-600x600-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Mary Fahl, niegdy\u015b wokalistka zespo\u0142u October Project, zas\u0142yn\u0119\u0142a charakterystycznym, g\u0142\u0119bokim kontraltem o niezwyk\u0142ej sile wyrazu i emocjonalnej g\u0142\u0119bi. Po rozpadzie grupy w latach 90. artystka d\u0142ugo milcza\u0142a, by w 2003 roku powr\u00f3ci\u0107 z solowym debiutem. \u201eThe Other Side of Time\u201d to album, w kt\u00f3rym w pe\u0142ni wykorzystuje sw\u00f3j wyj\u0105tkowy g\u0142os, \u0142\u0105cz\u0105c go z ambitnymi aran\u017cacjami, nawi\u0105cuj\u0105cymi do celtyckiego folku i muzyki klasycznej.<br>P\u0142yta otwiera si\u0119 tytu\u0142owym utworem, kt\u00f3ry od razu wprowadza w klimat pe\u0142en nostalgii i przestrzennej epicko\u015bci. Spora w tym zas\u0142uga rozbudowanej orkiestracji, towarzysz\u0105cej temu utworowi. Fahl buduje tu napi\u0119cie za pomoc\u0105 warstwowych instrument\u00f3w smyczkowych i delikatnych perkusyjnych akcent\u00f3w, a jej wokal unosi si\u0119 nad tym wszystkim jak mg\u0142a nad jezioriem \u2013 ciep\u0142y, ale z nut\u0105 ch\u0142odu. Podobne wra\u017cenie zostawiaj\u0105 stworzone na potrzeby tej p\u0142yty folkowe melodie, takie jak cho\u0107by \u201eGoing Home\u201d czy te\u017c teadycyjna \u201eThe Dawning of the Day\u201d, w kt\u00f3rym g\u0142os artystki nadaje staremu tematowi niemal kinowego wymiar. Fahl przekszta\u0142ci\u0142a ten utw\u00f3r w osobist\u0105, introspektywn\u0105 opowie\u015b\u0107, w kt\u00f3rych s\u0142ycha\u0107 wp\u0142ywy celtyckiej liryki i subtelnego folku.<br>W oryginalnych kompozycjach, jak &#8222;Kindness Can Be Cruel&#8221; czy &#8222;The Station&#8221;, wida\u0107 wi\u0119ksz\u0105 swobod\u0119. Tu produkcja staje si\u0119 bardziej bogata, z elementami orkiestrowymi i lekkim jazzowym drive\u2019em, ale nigdy nie przyt\u0142acza wokalistki. G\u0142os Fahl pozostaje centralnym punktem \u2013 potrafi by\u0107 delikatny i kruchy w cichych fragmentach, by za chwil\u0119 eksplodowa\u0107 dramatyczn\u0105 moc\u0105. Czasem aran\u017cacje id\u0105 w stron\u0119 wielkiego, hollywoodzkiego patosu, co nadaje p\u0142ycie charakter soundtracku do nieistniej\u0105cego filmu fantasy, ale w\u0142a\u015bnie ta skala sprawia, \u017ce album wyr\u00f3\u017cnia si\u0119 na tle typowych solowych debiut\u00f3w.<br>&#8222;The Other Side of Time&#8221; to p\u0142yta wymagaj\u0105ca skupienia \u2013 nie jest t\u0142em do codziennych zaj\u0119\u0107, lecz zaproszeniem do g\u0142\u0119bszego zanurzenia. Fahl udowadnia, \u017ce jej g\u0142os to instrument sam w sobie, zdolny przenie\u015b\u0107 s\u0142uchacza w inny wymiar emocji.<br>Stylistycznie album \u0142\u0105czy pop-folkow\u0105 intymno\u015b\u0107 z orkiestrow\u0105 pomp\u0105 i world musicowymi akcentami, tworz\u0105c eteryczn\u0105, nieco teatraln\u0105 ca\u0142o\u015b\u0107, w kt\u00f3rej dominuje melancholia i poczucie oderwania od rzeczywisto\u015bcu. To muzyka dla tych, kt\u00f3rzy ceni\u0105 wokaln\u0105 magi\u0119 ponad radiow\u0105 przebojowo\u015b\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rafa\u0142 Chojnacki<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Utwory: 1. In The Great Unknown 2. Going Home 3. Want To 4. Ben Aindi Habibi 5. Redemption 6. Paolo 7. Una Furtiva Lagrima 8. The Other Side Of Time 9. Raging Child 10. Annie, Roll Down Your Window 11. The Station 12. Kindness Can Be Cruel 13. Dream Of You 14. The Dawning Of The Day<br>Wyd. 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