tracks on Rephormula, was mainly written by Giuliano Mogicato, then the band's main composer. The band's ideas and arrangements have been influenced by the raw sound of the older era Emperor and Limbonic Art, but incorporated dark, gothic, and avant-garde musical elements in the songs' structures. In a 2002 interview with webzine Chronicles of Chaos, Davide Tiso stated that Ephel Duath compositions are made in a "very spontaneous" way, and noting the band's complex arrangements, he added: "It just flows from within us. We [Davide Tiso and Giuliano Mogicato] love to have spontaneity with what we do, a lot of it comes from the initial guitar lines that act as a skeleton for the song at hand. [...] We try to keep our ideas very open to every style of influence and bring that somehow into what we do." Reception Phormula and Rephormula received generally positive reviews. A writer in the Romanian magazine Negura said, "It's full of magic and mystery and you can sense there’s a whole (alchemic) process going on at the same beside the music." Jason Taylor of Allmusic said that the album "is certainly one of the most intriguing black metal albums to be released." He also praised the reissue as a "welcome introduction" to the duo's music. The webzine Chronicles of Chaos praised the album's tempo as "simultaneously innovative and enjoyable." Stylus Magazine reviewer Cosmo Lee stated that Phormula "ran Norwegian black metal through a funhouse of electronics and demented wackiness." Regarding the use of a drum machine, critics were of different opinions; Pedro Azevedo of Chronicles of Chaos considered it "well used [...] despite some less than perfect passages", while Negura's writer saw what he called "electronic drums" (a drum machine was used) as the only negative aspect of the album. Track listing Personnel Performers Giuliano Mogicato – bass, guitar, synthesizer, vocals, programming Davide Tiso – guitar, synthesizer, vocals, photography Production Antonio Morgante – engineer, mixing, mastering Giorgio Spolaor – engineer, mixing, mastering Gabry – engineer, mixing Paso – engineer, mixing, remixing Tim Turan – mastering, remastering Tomàs Bican – photography Peppe – artwork References 2000 albums 2002 albums Ephel Duath (band) albums Earache Records albums