| 1 |
Rites Of Passage
Didgeridoo – Carrie Phillips |
11:17 | ||
| 2 |
Darkness
Vocals – Alyssa Palmer |
7:27 | ||
| 3 |
Elysium
Vocals – Alyssa Palmer |
8:30 | ||
| 4 |
Ritual
Goblet Drum [Muted Doumbek] – Leroy Espiricueta |
7:30 | ||
| 5 |
Spanish Fly (Flamenco Dub Pt.1)
Guitar – Matt Warren (2) Vocals – Alyssa Palmer, Lisa Gwaltney |
10:01 | ||
| 6 | Hyper-Sence | 7:45 | ||
| 7 | Drifting | 8:10 | ||
| 8 |
Submerge
Vocals – Alyssa Palmer |
8:10 | ||
| 9 | Dissolve | 3:13 |
It's quite apparent Rain put a lot of effort into this album, it's an incredibly beautiful and surprisingly mature release... I think he's long overdue for a second release; but then again, you can't force quality. Good music is yielding, it doesn't try to paint an image in your mind, but rather lets you be the brush and the canvas and the various colors. It takes you along for the ride through the sonic imagery as you become one with your perception.
All of these songs are oozing with dubby yet melodic, electronic yet tribal, qualities that are constantly changing. This album feels like it has progression and cohesion, the flow is very well paced and none of the songs feels like they're drawn out for length. I especially like Elysium and Ritual, but all of the songs on the album are incredible - this is definitely worth a check out if you like listening to dub while you're laying down. Sometimes music can be a good guide, and it's nice to have that groovy vibe there - even if it can be overwhelming and sometimes frightening (as in Darkness) but don't worry, because when the beautiful parts of the song hit, (the ending of Elysium = incredible) they make it that much better. Worth a listen for anyone who has functional ears.