Idmen

IDMEN
Studio album by
Indukti
ReleasedJuly 24, 2009
GenreProgressive metal
Length63:16
LabelInsideOut Music[1]
ProducerIndukti/W.Kozłowski
Indukti chronology
S.U.S.A.R.
(2004) 		IDMEN
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Sputnikmusic[2]
USA Progressive Music[3]

IDMEN is the second full-length album by the Polish rock band Indukti.

The album is a metaphorical tale of the human struggle with destiny, faith, daily life, nature, and self. The album's title is taken from the mermaid's song from the twelfth book of Homer's Odyssey and means "we know" or "we've seen":

ἴδμεν γάρ τοι πάνθ' ὅσ' ἐνὶ Τροίῃ εὐρείῃ
Ἀργεῖοι Τρῶές τε θεῶν ἰότητι μόγησαν,
ἴδμεν δ', ὅσσα γένηται ἐπὶ χθονὶ πουλυβοτείρῃ.[4]

(For we know all the toils that in wide Troy
 the Argives and Trojans endured through the will of the gods,
and we know all things that come to pass upon the fruitful earth.)[5]

The song Tusan Homichi Tuvota, sung and with lyrics by Nils Frykdahl from Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, is based on an old Hopi tale transcribed by Edward A. Kennard and Albert Yava, and published in 1944 by the Education Division of the United States Indian Service.[6]

The album cover depicts a painting by Justyn Parafianowicz.

Track listing

  1. "Sansara" - 8:12
  2. "Tusan Homichi Tuvota" (feat. Nils Frykdahl) - 9:03
  3. "Sunken Bell" - 2:29
  4. "...and Who's the God Now?!" (feat. M. Taff) - 10:25
  5. "Indukted" - 6:51
  6. "Aemaet" - 8:25
  7. "Nemesis Voices" (feat. M. Luginbuehl) - 6:19
  8. "Ninth Wave" - 11:32

Personnel

  • Maciej Jaśkiewicz – guitar
  • Ewa Jabłońska – violin
  • Wawrzyniec Dramowicz – drums
  • Andrzej Kaczyński – bass
  • Piotr Kocimski – guitar/saz

Guest musicians

References

  1. ^ "InsideOut Music Release Info". www.insideout.de. Retrieved 2009-11-12.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Elijah A IDMEN review Retrieved on 2009-11-13.
  3. ^ Antoniu, Eduard IDMEN review[permanent dead link‍] Retrieved on 2009-11-12.
  4. ^ "Homer, Odyssey, Book 12, line 153". Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  5. ^ "Classical E-Text: HOMER, ODYSSEY 12". Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  6. ^ "Field Mouse Goes To War". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-11-12.