ROSE KEMP - Unholy Majesty (2008)

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VÖ: 2008

Genre: Folk Rock

Label: One Little Indian Records

Herkunftsland: Großbritannien


Tracklist:

01. Dirty Glow
02. Nanny's World
03. Bitter And Sweet
04. Flawless
05. Saturday Night
06. Nature's Hymn
07. Wholeness Sounds
08. Vacancies
09. Milky White
10. The Unholy

My first exposure to Rose Kemp was on Idolum, the latest from Italy's Ufomammut. Her vocals (well, shrieks and moans) made the track “Ammonia” one of the more haunting and memorable moments on an altogether fantastic album.

With Unholy Majesty, the Bristol-based artist takes center stage and her powerful voice creates one of 2008's more unique releases. Unholy Majesty is a lush, varied album that's influenced as much by Black Sabbath as it is by Tom Waits and Broadway musicals. Sure, there are instances of the heavy, both in instrumentation and courtesy of Rose Kemp herself (see “Bitter and Sweet” for the best example of both), but Unholy Majesty is more in line with the likes of Book of Knots. It's densely layered, with strings, synths, and organ backing up the bass, drums, and guitar, and that highlights the operatic grandiosity of it all. Along with “Bitter and Sweet,” opener “Dirt Glow,” 'Nanny's World,” “Saturday Night,” and closing track “The Unholy” deserve mention as exceptional numbers.

It's tough to categorize Unholy Majesty, but it's easy to recommend Rose Kemp's stellar singing. Like I said, this is one of the more unique albums I've had the pleasure of hearing.

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Persönlicher Nachtrag:
Rose Kemp besitzt eine fantastische Stimme und weiß diese auch im richtigen Moment variabel einzusetzen. Die Musik rückt hier größtenteils in den Hintergrund, liefert aber eine solide Basis für düsteren Folk Rock.
Keine Ahnung, ob das für euch etwas sein könnte, ich bin ziemlich beeindruckt und habe das Album deswegen einfach mal gepostet.

Meine Wertung: 9.0/10

Hörbeispiele: http://www.myspace.com/rosekemp