Reverence, Faithless
I haven’t listened to this album in ages. Heaven knows why. Now admittedly I listen to a lot of different stuff when I write, but I tend to end up with “familiar” stuff in one shape or another. I’ve waddled between Jarre, Oldfield, Rammstein, Natalie Merchant, Juno Reactor, Depeche Mode, some classic and, well, loads of stuff really. Today however, “Reverence” got slotted into the play list.
Man. Some things come back to bite you. I love this album. It’s just damn solid for what it aims to be. It creates a fabled landscape of sound as tracks mingle and voices lure, it moves moods and sensations through phases as its clock ticks, it rivets and releases, it tenses and unfolds, it naturally flows where ever it goes and it all comes together to make “Reverence” very pleasant for both background ambiance and for pure listening. Another thing, tracks vary from 3:05 to 10:47. Every track is its own mistress. They get the time they need, no more, no less. This probably helps a lot to make it feel as solid as the album is mostly perceived.
A few individual tracks do stand out, but all in all it’s a solid album. There isn’t anything in it that makes me want to desperately move on to the next track, this is always a nice thing. Like all music, it isn’t for everyone, but it made my morning, and for that I am grateful.