Music, for some, is a welcomed companion, which becomes woven into the heartbeat of life. For some it is contrary, it is more like a temporary passage to freedom from life. However Recessional, to me, has achieved one of musics challenges.
To me Recessional, is a paradox.
The entire mood of the CD draws me into a life within itself, but the life within feels just like the life I left. From the jump, a song like Opposite Corners takes charge of the situation. I am instantly tranced to the chant, to the warmth and mellowness of the instruments and voices. I close my eyes and become a part of it, and it becomes a part of me. The progression continues with Shadow Traffic through to Come Back Again. There is no falling out of the zone.
Come back Again, softly releases me to a gentle awakening, as a sweet dream invites one to the warm embrace of morning. Welcome back to life, although I never left it, and it never left me. 310 is certainly on one.
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- ali shaheed muhammad - A Tribe Called Quest