M O N T H L Y
A S P E C T A R I A N
by PJ Birosik |
Encouraged by electronic music legend Wendy Carlos, Davidson has created the first, truly innovative Latin Mass in over two hundred years. Eschewing gothic pretensions, his riveting music is composed for startling arrangements of male and female ethereal voices singing traditional kyrie's, gloria's and domine's ad infinitum, translucent space music washes, grungy electric guitar flourishes, and intensely intimate hand drum rhythms. Sometimes the sound is so soft and cocooning that it is positively nurtures before rising on a wave of intricate vocal duets to elevated new heights. "Laudamus te" is especially transcendent, as Afro-Cuban drumming sections provide spicy foundation for the Buddhist-influenced, repetitive chant harmonics of "We praise You. We bless You. We adore You. We glorify You." And this is only one stand-out track; aural adventurers will find deep soul satisfactions throughout this brilliant work. |
