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THE MIRROR REVEALS, "FRAMES OF TEKNICOLOR"

Kate Messick, vocalistfrom Unto Ashes, appears with composer/lyricist James Babbo on thisalbum, and her full upfront vocals seem flatter and less textured thanon Moon Oppose Moon.
Kate Messick, vocalistfrom Unto Ashes, appears with composer/lyricist James Babbo on thisalbum, and her full upfront vocals seem flatter and less textured thanon Moon Oppose Moon. The whole CD is rather spartan in its composition,featuring a guitar, some ambient synths, and almost no percussion. Thefantastic art-nouveau cover art belies the very simplistic andslow-tempoed droning vocals that persist in track after track -Messick's voice has it's own beauty although here it's relativelyunadorned and the melodies Babbo writes lack dimension and depth. Quitepleasing to the ear though.

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