The arresting image of rutting stags, antlers locked in a dramatic contest for dominance and control, provides a thoughtfully reflective and emotionally perceptive insight into the contrasts which lie at the heart of this beautifully elegant second studio album from White Moth Black Butterfly. The graceful majesty and captivating allure of the world in which we live … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2017
Interview: Richard West and Glynn Morgan; Threshold
With Threshold‘s eleventh album and first in three years, Legends of the Shires, appearing next month, I took the opportunity to talk to keyboardist Richard West and returning singer Glynn Morgan about the new album, the band’s illustrious history and future developments. You have a new album coming out: Legends of the Shires. It has so many resonances with your past … [Read more...]
Threshold – Legends of the Shires
There is an exhilarating moment of revelation, approximately 3:30 into Stars and Satellites (Track 5), where the building crescendo in the wall of sound abruptly halts, leaving just an isolated keyboard and echoed vocal accompanied by a simple bass line, perfectly framed and accentuated by the silence. Fifteen seconds later the most glorious guitar solo penetrates and swells to … [Read more...]