WAS IT THE MOON opens things up in shimmering style, Lisa O Piu in possession of a voice that's hauntingly beautiful, a half whispered croon that puts her somewhere between Vashti Bunyan, Elizabeth Frazer and Bjork. Delivering delicate melodies over gentle guitar arpeggios, harps and violins, Lisa O Piu and her band conjure up a wintery wonderland of ethereal folk that's both eerily spooky and gracefully welcoming.
Songs like DREAMS OF GOATS and WORLD FALLING DOWN may not bring anything particularly new to the mix, but they do offer up further examples of this artists charming world view, further drawing you to an otherworldly place.
GOING FOR HOURS (JUPITER'S UNDER THE MOON) is a more ambient and minimalist take on affairs, echoes of Harold Budd and Brian Eno ringing out; the sparsest of musical sound effects conjured up on an instrumental climax that incapsulates BEHIND THE BEND perfectly.
A dreamlike and beautiful record, BEHIND THE BEND introduces Lisa O Piu in charmingly delightful ways, for bewitching woodland folk that transports you to otherworldly places, this is the record for you.
Songs like DREAMS OF GOATS and WORLD FALLING DOWN may not bring anything particularly new to the mix, but they do offer up further examples of this artists charming world view, further drawing you to an otherworldly place.
GOING FOR HOURS (JUPITER'S UNDER THE MOON) is a more ambient and minimalist take on affairs, echoes of Harold Budd and Brian Eno ringing out; the sparsest of musical sound effects conjured up on an instrumental climax that incapsulates BEHIND THE BEND perfectly.
A dreamlike and beautiful record, BEHIND THE BEND introduces Lisa O Piu in charmingly delightful ways, for bewitching woodland folk that transports you to otherworldly places, this is the record for you.
