I’ll be reviewing De Antiquis et Novis’ new album, “Afterglow.”The genre of this album is electronic chillout music. After listening to this album once, I was very impressed at how calming and soothing it was. Despite not being an electronic music fan, this album brought calamity.
Hailing from Munich, Germany, De Antiquis et Novis has been around since 2020, releasing singles and albums and composing original electronic music, but I must say, “Afterglow” is not like any of their previous releases. It is much more buoyant than, say, their previous album, “Electronica”.
I think the overall theme for this album is sheer optimism. Songs are very exuberant, unlike previous releases.
My obvious favorite track, and the one that stands out the most, was “Afterglow.” It was 7 minutes of pure synth bliss. Absolutely perfect song for that scene in a movie when the main character’s life starts looking up.
Another favorite of mine is “Hang On to Your Dreams (Chillout Version).” Like its counterpart, it was very optimistic and positive. One of the tracks that weren’t necessarily my favorite would have to be “Bruises.” The melody was amazing, with jazz undertones, but the talking throughout the song was not necessary.
Overall, I think this album is now one of my favorite electronic albums. De Antiquis et Novis really outdid themselves with this album, even superseding their previous releases. I also love how they added edits and remixes of songs already on the album.
In conclusion, I think this album will really boost their career and will garner them even more views than the tens of thousands that they currently have.