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February 2000
Dreamfield : Take Me With You (CD Single) - M4 Records, M4001CD. | ||||
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Dreamfield's debut CD "Take Me With You" has not left my CD player in almost 2 weeks now. I meant to get this review done a little sooner, but I've been struggling to find the right words to describe THIS sound I've recently been immersing myself in. "Take Me With You" haunts me. It clings to me before, during and after I listen to it. Within the delicious, purple tinged, fractal cover artwork, lies the soft yet tight percussion that begins the track (and washes over it throughout). This is soon covered with delicate, sparse guitar notes that in turn prompt the ethereal tones of the two vocalists which call out, softly commanding "Take Me With You". Dreamfield have controlled the sound of, for want of a better word, ambience, perfectly and it just begs you to listen to it again and again. "Distant Skies" is another gorgeous slice of Dream-Pop that sings to me when the line "Look back, recalling moments left behind, I see the distance in these skies........." is sung. A thoughtful nod to the past perhaps. I've read in a few places that Dreamfield's music has been likened to that of This Mortal Coil. Personally I find this only in the use of two female vocalists, which Dreamfield use to much stronger effect. The tempo of the music does remind me of the best Slowdive/Mojave 3 moments, although its real strength is in the vibrant space it creates and leaves you drifting in. Music to Dance to sitting down? Music to lose yourself to .......... Try it and see. Official Dreamfield Website (sounds, news, etc): http://www.dreamfield.co.uk/ |