Recently Heard: Aion by Dead Can Dance
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ellyssianI'm writing a handful of these reviews in reverse-order, so I've got two under my belt which will appear at some point after this one shows up, and each one is just another attempt to prove what a lousy critic I am.
Then again, I never claim to be a critic. I tend to listen/watch/read stuff I like, so I'm biased from the start. Even if I didn't like something, I'd probably still give it a decent review, because even in total crap, there's always something good. Takes a while sometimes, but it's there if you want to find it.
Of course, I'm also a terrible reviewer because nothing so far has anything to do with the music allegedly under discussion.
So, anyway - Aion. This just may knock Into the Labyrinth out of the top slot in my unfortunately small collection of DCD material (Toward the Within and Spiritchaser complete the rather incomplete list.)
I'm pretty convinced this shouldn't have been filed under rock - it would probably get a wider audience under World Music or somesuch. Can't see the rock crowd experimenting with it. No matter where it gets filed, this spans a whole world of influences - Celtic, Arabic, a variety of folk, and Gregorian chants. All of them are well done, with a depth of musicianship and passion that few other ensembles can match.
Then again, I never claim to be a critic. I tend to listen/watch/read stuff I like, so I'm biased from the start. Even if I didn't like something, I'd probably still give it a decent review, because even in total crap, there's always something good. Takes a while sometimes, but it's there if you want to find it.
Of course, I'm also a terrible reviewer because nothing so far has anything to do with the music allegedly under discussion.
So, anyway - Aion. This just may knock Into the Labyrinth out of the top slot in my unfortunately small collection of DCD material (Toward the Within and Spiritchaser complete the rather incomplete list.)
I'm pretty convinced this shouldn't have been filed under rock - it would probably get a wider audience under World Music or somesuch. Can't see the rock crowd experimenting with it. No matter where it gets filed, this spans a whole world of influences - Celtic, Arabic, a variety of folk, and Gregorian chants. All of them are well done, with a depth of musicianship and passion that few other ensembles can match.
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