Sleepthief - Dawnseeker
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Free Music Review: Haunting, Enchanting, And Utterly Exquisite Debut album...
Hit: 5 Stars
As a fan of ethereal electronica I make an extreme effort to seek out new, talented musicians, who can invoke emotions in me through the music they create. When I first stumbled across Sleepthief a couple years ago on Auralgasms.com I was instantly drawn in and almost bewitched by the lush quality and achingly beautiful musical soundscapes that Justin Elswick has come up with. The songs are all unique and compelling. The electronica tinged beats and swirling female vocals will entice ANYONE who listens to this album! The first track I ever listened to was Eurydice, which feature the otherworldy, seductive vocal stylings of Jody Quine. Jody has worked with Delerium and Balligomingo and has one of the most BEAUTIFUL voices I have ever heard. Eurydice grabs the listener and takes them on a journey. The song is almost otherworldly! Once you hear this song you are completely under Justin's spell and yearning for more. 'Desire Of Ages' entwines middle eastern vibes, slinky beats and the always sexy musings of Shelly Harland (who has also worked with Delerium and is a big fave of trip hop followers). 'You Did A Good Thing' highlights Nicola Hitchcock's (formerly of Mandalay)wispy voice and brings a calm and lovely vibe to the disc. Other highlights on the album include 'Just Say It', 'Kiss To Savor', and 'Entre Ciel Et Mer'. The music on this album is amazing and I would recommend it to EVERYONE! Fans of Delerium, Balligomingo, Enigma, Conjure One, Magna Canta, and other exotic, sensual, and electronica enhanced artists will REALLY appreciate this cd. Justin is so talented and I can't wait to hear more from him (Not to mention the fact that he is incredibly modest and kind to his fans-heck, I am even thanked in the liner notes-that's how much he loves his fans!)
Do yourself a favor and pick this album up RIGHT NOW. Let yourself be taken away to a magical world of seduction and beauty...that is where this music will take you...BUY IT NOW!!
Free Music Review: Blissfull discovery....
Hit: 5 Stars
Well, I stumbled upon the Dawnseeker by mistake.... I was watching video-clips of supposeddly new-age songs on internet, not at all inspired, when I came across Eurydice.... After 5 seconds I was hooked and wanted to know more about Sleepthief !
Now let me tell you, I know nothing about electronica or the groups Sleepthief has been compared to (Conjure one, Balligomingo, Delerium...) but I really enjoy this album !
This is a work of art, and in several ways.
For starters, when you get your hands on this little gem you'll notice beautiful pictures, I like the ones on sleepthief's website even better (www.sleepthiefmusic.com) and the videos are great too.
Then you listen to the cd and the emotional journey begins.
Even though it features 11 different artists, there is a richness in this diversity but at the same time there is a striking familiarity, a "smoothness" that leads you throughout this album and every track just leaves you wanting to hear more. 11 beautiful female voices supported by catchy melodies. It is this album's strenght that it sounds like a tribute to those wonderful artists, each song showcasing that special interpret...
It allowed me to discover Jodi Quine who is really a wonderful singer.
It opened musical doors for me.
To top it all, I was actually surprised to read comments by Justin himself on the website, it is the 1st time I've actually seen someone interacting directly with his fans in this way. He is fun, genuine and kind hearted, and so not the "yeah-baby-I'm-a-star" type !!!
It is refreshing and uplifting, just like his music.
If you were looking for something new to take you away, you've found it. Sleepthief is a feast for the senses and the blissfull feeling that lingers on is well worth this buy !...
LOVE it ! Can't wait for the next album ! :D
Free Music Review: Aural Ambrosia
Hit: 5 Stars
"Searching, I hear it call me
Knowing it's you I hear
The sweet embrace of you near
Spring night descends its sweetness on me
This late night stroll leading
With one thought on my mind..."
~Kiss to Savor
Sleepthief's "the Dawnseeker" slips into your world like a faraway dream and then it takes over your every waking hour as you find yourself lost in its endless intoxicating dream. At times mythological (Eurydice) and at other times modern (The Metro). The songs can at times sink deeply into an almost gothic romantic contemplation (Kiss to Savor).
"You Did a Good Thing" has an uplifting hopeful quality, while Kristy Thirsk's crystalline vocals are truly angelic and stunning within the celestial textures of "Sublunar." The silky sensual mood remains consistent throughout making this a perfect album to listen to while reading, say a novel. I loved listening to this while reading Broken Paradise.
If you love Lunascape, Balligomingo (Beneath the Surface), Zero 7 or Delerium or Kirsty Hawkshaw - Meta Message (she appears on The Chauffeur) you may find this intoxicating. If you love electronica, you may also want to take a romantic journey with "The Attraction" by Evening Ocean.
"Just say that you love me
Alone and silent face to face
just say that you need me
Those words that swallow this empty space"
~Just Say It featuring Kyoko Baertsoen (Lunascape)
~The Rebecca Review
Free Music Review: It Just keeps Going, It NEVER gets Old
Hit: 5 Stars
Collectively Devine, And Truly Auralgasmic...
I am indeed a HUGE fan of "Delerium", "Balligomingo", et all... In Saying that, With the Advent Of "Sleepthief", Sifting through the Chaos of modern day electronic/Pop/Trip-hop, As it has so been classified, Became a pleasant experience... Especially, Finding something that Melded, All the above mentioned Genres...
My View Is a Little different, With regards to comparison To sleepthief & Bands Like Delerium... With Particular regards to the Music & instrumentation, that Crafts Sleepthief. What you would hear as a usual Or signature (if you will) sound, as BACKGROUND music, on works by delerium, For instance, Has been Named in Light, Brought to the foreground & Been Woven into a RICH, Platinum thread Strengthened tapestry, that I believe stands out From the Crowd. Sleepthief Is Now Number 1 In My Collection... Move Aside All Other Priority bands...
My Vote is In sequence to a LOT of reviewers before me... Still, I thought it was worth a mention...
(One thing though, I am a Little off put, by some of the tags on this product... "Dark Age", "BDSM"??? What On EARTH is wrong with people?! Oh well, Nothing a good Whipping won't solve... :)) )
Free Music Review: Excellent debut from a great musician
Hit: 5 Stars
I came across Sleepthief when I found my way onto his website from a link on Shelley Harland's site, when there were tantalisingly only three clips online. That was nearly a year ago, and I'm delighted to hear that the finished album was well worth the wait. It's such an accomplished album, it's hard to believe it's a debut record at times.
What you have here is a collection of songs that marry the electronic/new new age/dream-pop sound (call it what you will), with lyrics that carry a real story, instead of being the windowdressing that you often see with lesser albums in the genre. The guest vocalists without exception turn in some great performances but at the same time the music itself is so visual that it brings that storytelling to irridescent, vibrant, technicolor life.
It's perhaps inevitable that comparisons will be drawn between Sleepthief and artists such as Delerium or Enya, but this is a disservice: The Dawnseeker traces it's own path and in the process uncovers the sonic landscape Delerium only hints at in its more successful (pre-Poem) excursions with the weight and the drama that Enya too often lacks.