Voices of Masada – Four Corners
Author: Matthew Kirshner
The UK is presently experiencing something of a creative renaissance in the realm of goth-rock, with too many quality bands to list here, and one more elegantly morose entity has entered the fray. Alternating between subdued guitar riffing and traditional keyboard work, one could falsely aver that Voices of Masada had been torn straight from 1986 and no one would cry foul. They effectively capture and harness every harmonious trick of introspective self-flagellation that makes Sisters of Mercy and The Mission so beloved to this day. Even the production seems cave-dwelling and echoed, the thin mechanical percussion allowing the keyboards in particular to bounce off the stalagmites and splash into underground sinkholes. Things start off great with the stirring “Vathek” and only get better as they progress, culminating in the near-metal celebration of “Flight” and “Shine,” but the same standards of consistency and excellence are maintained throughout. This is lamentation to internalize, channel and certainly filter out, for to retain too much of this, whether one considers it genuine or mere contrivance, would poison the blood and permanently taint one’s worldview. ‘Twould definitely make for a high erotic time with one’s favorite black-eyeliner princess, however.
Rating: 8.5/10
Website: www.voices-of-masada.co.uk
Label: Strobelight/Resurrection
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