Search - Geoffrey Armes :: Elemental Red

Energetically spiritual, 'Elemental Red' repays careful listening. From the nostalgic almost pop of 'Gypsy Hill' (track 2) to the fierce longing of 'Mountain' (track 10) to the sensual neo-traditional folk of 'Sea Lanes' (track 9) to the luxuriantly calm 'Man on the Moon', (track 7) this music travels an emotional landscape at once familiar and exotic. 'Elemental Red's acoustic verve, symbol and metaphor-laden poetry, and highly propulsive but acoustic production value is a restless depiction of quest. Name checking Jung, laden with quotes from JG Bennett, GI Gurdjieff, and perhaps most obviously Muhammed Subuh, this drive, while peaceful, is immediately felt. So many roads sung of, which road? Meta-roads? Pan Celtic guitar derivatives augmented by African percussion act as a trellis for elegantly eloquent searching song-writing that rides melody, that is sweet, honest, natural and highly affective. Elemental Red's booklet features a set of full colour photographic images by Rob Dodson, as well as the lyrics for each song on the CD.