The Ectophiles’ Guide to Good Music
http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide/guide.cgi
Rating: Highly Recommended
"Angels Running After" cascades from the speakers with Cheryl's voice trickling down a waterfall.
The album is full of interesting variations in tempo, similar to the way Veda Hille or Ida utilize pacing, leaving little bits of empty space to set off the music. "All I Was With You" has a driving asymmetrical quality to it, eerily reminiscent of Rachael Sage's "Painting of a Painting", even with the vocal delivery.
My favorite track on the album is the delicate ethereal gem, "Spinning". Rarely does a song convey a sense of physical movement in the imagery. The combination of the velvety wash of keyboards, faint rhythmic percussion, bleeps and blips, enraptures me. Virtually every listen, when the chorus of "Spinning / The wind is Fred Astaire / And I believe I'm lightning / Igniting / With you here / Beside me" comes on, I feel as if I am doing a Viennese Waltz in my head (which is impressive considering I do not know how to waltz). "Trust" is a wonderful eclectic musical romp that makes me want to hit the repeat button on my CD player.
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