The album opens with a bright and joyful gavotte called Water Dragon Waltz. More mythical than real, the music’s tempo has the mind swaying and the heart pumping. You can visualize a small creature undulating in a green pond catching his dinner while the sun shines overhead. The one-two-three is perfect timing for a daydream or two.
For the Love of Oceans starts with a scratchy cello sound that quickly turns into a fluid fantasia of dark green sea, white capped waves, and endless horizons. David’s composed melody is transporting in the true sense of the word, taking our imaginations along as passengers on a never ending voyage of the mind. There are stormy places, there are calm places, but all are an adventure.
One of my favorite on Reverence is Northern Lights. Delicate piano fades in, but the real show begins with the gradual arrival of the cello. Picture in your mind the green electrostatic exhibitions and you will know what the music might sounds like. The cello colors the translucent waves of this phosphorescent green melody. The light is pulsating and alive with innate energies. It is feast not only for the eyes, but also for the spirit.
The title tune Reverence is made up of waves of sound. It flows softly, fervently, with a soft swaying cello and just a murmur of voice by Katie Mintle. This emotionally rich tune gives the sense of floating, adrift on a sea of sound. For me it is an Ascension, a rising of the spirit into the heavens with a promise of grace at the completion of the journey. Quite beautiful and transcendent.
Ty Burhoe’s Crystal Bowls, light guitar by Ross Bellenoit, and vocals and keyboards by Paul Fowler make up the scenario of the tune Hindu Goddess. Deep underground we unearth the small, out of the way temple and we praise its discovery. It is dedicated to Radha, the great Companion. The sweet swell of strings in the background and the rich, full cello blend into a cordial celebration. Krishna is omnipresent.
I never considered the term before, but Water Mirror sounded like something out of mythology. Before the discovery of metals and mercury, images could be seen on the surface of water. David’s tune, Water Mirror has this cold, icy tone to it which makes me think that the looking glass is made out of ice. There are echoing piano tones that reverberate throughout with a