Dark Sky Island

Description

Sonically, Dark Sky Island is a collection thats both incredibly diverse and innately unified by the production: almost Spector-esque in its lavish, wide-screen multi-tracked layers of sound. The euphoric lead single Echoes in Rain gives a sense of optimism, yet its rhythmic march celebrates the anticipation of a journeys end. The opening track The Humming is an immediate highlight as it subliminally works its infectious magic within the course of a single listen. By contrast, Even In The Shadows pulses with an insistent rhythm; the hymnal I Could Never Say Goodbye is sparse in its reflective beauty; while Sancta Maria blends synthesisers and classical instrumentation to create an ethereal soundscape that comfortably sits in both the past and the future. Its almost a history of sound encapsulated in four hypnotic and otherworldly minutes. This sense of exploration also extends to The Forge of the Angels and The Loxian Gates which continue the use of the Loxian language that Roma created and popularised with three songs from 2005s Amarantine.