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Reviews:

"I have never heard of this project and it isn’t the kind of style that I normally dig into. Never the less I must admit that I was blown away by this debut album from German/French project Thamnos. The album titled “WIR” is the first album released on the Sound Claim and quite unusual release strategy by today’s standards: Only released on CD-format and no download options available. On the other side this is most certainly an album worth having on your shelf at home. Expressively the compositions reminds me of Dead Can Dance, one thing is the beautiful female vocals of French vocalist Annemarie Borg, another thing is the clear fingerprints of ancient sounds such as neo-folk and world music. But in comparison to the Dead Can Dance, there is more weight put on the electronic expressions with elements of first of all Ambient music, but also chilling trip hop. “Dead can Dance” meets “Enigma” is not too far from the descriptive reality. A remarkable presence in the music is the acoustic sounds of first of all piano layers beautifully woven into nocturnal soundscapes – sometimes non-rhythmic, other times trippy hand percussion and electronic rhythm textures. As said I was pretty much blown away by this album, that certainly delivers in atmosphere and melancholic beauty. People longing for the sound of Dead Can Dance should look no further, and everyone else should also pay attention. (NM - Vital Weekly)"

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"Thamnos is a music project of musician/producer/composer Tomas Weiss and UK-based singer-songwriter Annemarie Borg, started in 2007. "W I R" (World In Remission) is another recent album that expresses its worries about the destroyed balance of life on earth, painting the atmosphere of today, through the many styles and means of today, not having any boundaries of form or language. Touching real life issues and also the spiritual aspect of music, the outcome is dense, tribal- infused ambient music accompanied by the soaring female vocals (in English, Russian and French) of Annemarie Borg. The contribution of the latter made me slightly think of Dead can Dance, as the duo melts elements of world fusion and experimental electronica in a peculiar, unfashioned manner. Especially the second half of the very well produced and mastered CD sounds deep, atmospheric and inspired. The sixth piece "Ajin" is highlight, a beautiful introspective outing with sophisticated piano and imaginary language inspired by Latin, while the great rhythms and gentle flute makes "Voices" and "Manjel Kani" other key tracks. All in all, this is deep, aural and highly spiritual music with a mission which demands focussed listening." (Bert Strolenberg - Sonic Immersion)