remember the light we almost shared
down in the gardens in the square
you touch her and the crowds rejoice
the sound of a piano the sound of your voice
my god i feel so, so new
walk through fire you take the burn
make it a throne to crown your word
the cultivation of the boy results in
wholly overdoing it every time
until now until you
loved by millions loved by all
such is your triumph
may you never fall
throw your arms around the
image of the figure you trust
who'll care enough to follow you up
toward the light that you'll share with
even the fools who mock your ways
can't harm the product, harm the face
the posturing of one world
becomes the intent of another
follow your lead into now
follow your voice into now
follow your moves into now
know all your songs into now
treasure your eyes into now
treasure your lips into now
treasure your skin into now
honour your will into now, into you
be at your side when you take the fall
such is your triumph
you will gladly fall
This is a most exciting surprise bag of unusual songs, each of them thoroughly different from the other ones. But they have one thing in common: They are ingenious. It's not easy to find a drawer where to put this music in. I'm reluctant to use the term "experimental", because this can mean anything, and nothing as well. Out of the established genres, "alternative rock" probably fits best, but this music is so alternative that it blows up the confines of the genre. In my collection, I'm tagging music like this as "avantgarde", to express that it's somehow ahead of the usual listening experiences. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)
This is Steven Foster's remarkable first solo effort - wild and rough-edged, but showing pretty clearly where he's heading to with his "Omhouse" project. It demonstrates once again that a perfect and crisp sound is not that important to make a song a great one. It's the quality of the idea and the spirit of its performance that really count. So what I actually want to say is: Yeah, I adore this album! By the way: Is this a "Cinema Show" sample that glimpses through "You Are Alone"?! Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)