Reviews

It's dark before the dawn, and this trio deliver the twilight mood perfectly, but they aren't experimental having their roots in CREAM. That's very clear in magical "Northern Light", where low voice of bassist Joel Bissing fills the air while John Miner's high-pitched guitar brings the first rays of rising sun into "Why". Guitars are compelling here, especially 12-string used quite rarely nowadays, but how it shines, countrified, in "Time Of Year" - hint on the Fabs' "Sun King" riff hardly a coincidence - before turning to theatrical blues, really something unique. Pure acoustic "Brudenell" draws from country as well as classical but it's a soothing piece linking the music with early art rock tradition, which gets explored in "Dying Day" - pastoral flute, sparse drift, psychodelic feel take a listener to the late Sixties. At this point "Sleeping Whales" starts falling into category of Howe playing Vivaldi, until guitar tide comes up ambiently. Still, it's kept down to earth even when revealing "Your Heart" at first in gentle strumming and then in some BLIND FAITH haze stretching to "Casino". Maybe it's all too melancholic but mantra must help concentrating, not dancing.