I think they might have just finished up “The Da Vinci Code” and concentrated on writing an album to celebrate the sacred feminine. Concept or not one could easily find some Enigma influences potentially but in a more downtempo fashion. Easily atmospheric and eerily quiet at times almost brooding in a dark corner. Attached with the CD was some incense with the encouragement to listen to the album with it burning. Sorry I’m not much for incense but I needed no extracurricular activity going on to thoroughly enjoy the album. Downtempo ambient with female vocals and meshed world music influences will get me every time.
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I just got this album the other day, on the recommendation of a review I read in a magazine (a publication whose opinion I generally trust). But you can never be sure until you hear the disc (that's what Amazon marketplace is for!). Anyway, I was not disappointed. This is a SUPERB album. This is an album created by artists who are tapped into a level of awareness that is simply not prevalent in the mainstream music business, and certainly not the general public. I won't go into the typical describe-the-tracks-musically sort of review. Let it be said that the music is EXCELLENT, practically without flaw in my opinion. BUT, I recommend taking this album as an education, as medicine. This is an aural experience which will elevate your being. It's art that requires the listener to slow down, put the hustle bustle of the outside world into soft focus and really EXPERIENCE.
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I just received an advance copy of this CD from a friend who is a music reviewer. She's always kind enough to pass on to me the stuff that she thinks I'll appreciate. Wow, was she right this time!!!! Quite frankly, I find this disc a bit hard to describe. The label is calling it "ambient word", which I found a little hard to juxtapose with my listening experience at first, but now I think I get what they mean. It's mostly ambient, chillout, lounge type tracks with this incredible ethereal voice speaking. There's some singing - various voices, some are Eastern-sounding, a couple Gregorian Chants, and some modern female voice. The best word to describe it is really - Musical!! That may sound trite, but it's really true. The CD just put me in a state! I found myself daydreaming, forgetting the little stresses of the moment.....okay, so I'm starting to sound like an infomercial. The tracks have quite a bit of variety between them while still mantaining continuity. Some are instrumental, beat-less interludes. Most are similar to Vanessa Daou, Moby, or Massive Attack. The track "Resurrect Me" reminds me very much of Enigma. For those of you who are Enigma fans, this group may pick up the torch where I personally feel Cretu left off. Other tracks of note are "Lines" and "The Revolution is Being Meditated". These have a certain avante-garde vibe to them, but they still manage to be very melodic and listenable. I found them to be trance-enducing. Again, I find the disc hard to pin down.....and totally irresistable. This is a rare treat - but hopefully a harbinger of what's to come......real quality music with deep meaning and a soul in the midst of big record label b.s.
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