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Source / Auteur : Official Website Date : 13/04/2005 Nb consultation : 15
With his band The Salamander Project the British artist Steve Thorne could already achieve a few live successes on the island. So he played support for Jadis on their tour of Europe in 2003. Now the singer, songwriter and multiinstrumentalist very intensively works on his solo career. And so the curtain rises for "Emotional Creatures: Part One"!
"We all are emotional creatures." Steve Thorne is convinced that emotions of all kind are the essence of human existence. This assumption serves as the basis for the ambitious solo debut of the South English singer, the first part of which is now completed. Thorne approaches the theme from the most different angles; he considers the world and the life in it as a whole as well as in many various aspects, and as a result he weaves a carpet with a complex pattern, in which you can become absorbed while looking at it. "Nothing is taboo, everything will be treated with my head raised," says Thorne, "this is my way to handle life."
That doesn't mean the guy is using the sledgehammer, quite the reverse: most often Thorne comes in a quiet mood – but in order to turn the knife in the wound much more in the end. So in "God Bless America" he subtly criticizes, accompanied by a sugar sweet melody, the clumsy friend-foe thinking of our "big brother" USA. Here he tells about quickly imposed death sentences, the exploitation of the native population, and the behaviour of British politicians as a kind of American lap dog. In "Last Line" Thorne describes the quiet horror of being an cocaine addict. And "Gone" deals with suicide and running amok.
On the musical side, Steve Thorne is inspired by Peter Gabriel, Genesis, and Roger Waters. This is reflected by his atmospheric compositions; nevertheless they always have room to bring out an own style. This sounds fresh and unspent, bottom-of-the-line art rock with a lot of folk and indie touches, and wonderful melodic moments, which can possibly be enjoyed in such vividness only with Fish and the Swans. Acoustic guitars, voluptuous harmonies, and lush vocal arrangements determine Thorne's song writing. This leads to a soundscape with strong individual accents and many nice details – for instance a flute in "God Bless America", or an inspiring playing of strings and vibraphon sounds in "Well Outta That". With its mood "Ten Years" reminds of Genesis' "Entangled", but with discreetly inserted samples it changes to more experimental sounds. "Every Second Counts" makes us think of Manfred Mann's Earthband at the time of "Solar Fire" and of Pink Floyd's "Animals" but quickly grows into some impressive instrumental, thanks to diligent bass and keyboard work. And in "Last Line" you can admire stormy string and keyboard soli.
The music was played by Steve himself for the most part. And it shows of quality that among others colleagues such as Martin Orford, John Jowitt, and Paul Cook of IQ and Jadis, also Nick DÂ’Virgilio of Spock's Beard, King Crimson's Tony Levin or Geoff Downes of Asia showed interest to contribute to the album. With their parts those gentlemen give a gem the finishing touch. "Emotional Creatures: Part One" presents itself as an album of clarity and beauty, so that one can't wait to hear "Part two".
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