soundbyte; 11/30/2024

written by c tuel

Scene one: Faustus’ study

Now, something must be said about me and a love for music that holds space with religious imagery or classic literature. There’s also something to be said about me and my love for Eidola, and the three things tend to overlap wildly, luckily enough for me.

With the upcoming and final Eidola album about to hit our ears (a certainly bittersweet moment), singles are starting to come out for Mend before its release on January 17th of the new year, leaving us with the absolute masterpiece of The Faustian Spirit.

On a technical level alone, it’s this incredible and hectic piece that truly matches musically to the themes and acts of Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus. You’re going to sit there and tell me Andrew Wells was not in the studio with Apollo and a literature major? Wrong, unfortunately for you.

Lyrically speaking the above is further proven and emphasised - callbacks to Eviscerate (“I hold my fear to the fire”/”Leave your fear in the fire”), and just true gems - (“Is it worth it?/ To go ahead and cross that line?/ I wish that I could escape/ The bitter end to my own fate/I will always start again/I will find a way to Mend”) Incredible. Succinct. It in no way lacks intelligent design and I keep sitting here enamored and bewildered at the genius of it all and lacking the words to describe it.

While I don’t want the Eidola project to end, I’m incredibly grateful that I’ve been around to experience it since its inception, but it’s never too late to enjoy something great.