Music can be such a wild ride! It keeps you coming back for more. Can you believe it? It has me coming back for more! There is something that I haven’t heard before in this mix, and no doubt will there be something I haven’t heard this time and will hear next time. It’s a memorable-forgetful journey everytime… But maybe I should explain myself: I mean to suggest that my ears had heard it all once before! At least, my sub-conscious did, right? It is this time that something else sticks out to me! The tonality and musicianship burning new smells into my mind; images I’d never seen before, and it’s fascinating and captivating all in one breath
Give it a go, and you, too, will uncover the gold, riches, and plunder for the taking—to be exploited. It is the next logical step, after all! You will find yourself in a trance from beginning until end—until the proverbial needle lifts from the groovy black disc.
What will likely be justified is the unsettling at first blush. Or you may be overcome by wonder and awe, too! Is there resolution? I haven’t listened to this album nearly enough to say resoundingly ‘Yes!’ It would also help if theory was in my back pocket.
If the lyrics could be understood, there would be an additional realm of images revealed to the listener, each with distinct meaning and opacity, but let this not take away from the experience! Heavens, no! This is far from the experience! Instead, you are taken to the rhythm and colour of a voice so gnarly, it has you appreciate what goes into the letter s. Truly, when the voice adopts such a rough exterior, a nagging suspicion enters one’s mind: ‘He does that on purpose, doesn’t he?’
Drums fit right in the pocket. If they weren’t there, you’d be lost in the seas of riff.
Bass must be good.
Synthesizers/keyboards create that depth you so desire.
Other instruments that may or may not appear on the record are good.
Now, I’m off to listen to Skáphe’s 1st album a couple times before packing it in.
* Sorry, I am not Rick Beato.
