‘Rick Miller’ with the same artists by his side continues to release albums and, after ‘Delusional’ in 2018, ‘Belief in the Machine’ is his latest baby. So we find the universe of the Canadian with this ‘Floydian’ side and guitar tones approaching ‘David Gilmour’.
In this opus, only two compositions are long developments, first of all 'Correct to the Core' which begins the album and which takes us into a marked rhythm a bit like 'Another Brick in the Wall' and with a good alternation between vocal and instrumental parts and then, 'The Trial' which ends the album in a more psychedelic atmosphere with a central part containing electronic sounds which can recall 'Jean-Michel Jarre' and sung parts with beautiful melodic lines very easy to tame and a remarkable final guitar solo which is very 'Gilmourian'. The other compositions are shorter, between two and five minutes with first of all the 2 parts of 'That Inward Eye' which are very peaceful with the flute which accentuates this angelic side, then the eponymous title of the album takes up the theme precedent for a melancholic semi-acoustic song and 'The Land and the Sea', with its xylophone sounds takes us on a trip to exotic countries. As for 'The Need to Believe', the repetitive melody on the piano gives a feeling of fullness and can recall some very calm titles from 'Barclay James Harvest', then 'Prelude to the Trial' begins in a disturbing way with a cello and a few voices then, we embark on a track which can serve as relaxation music with little by little some notes of an electric guitar which comes to accompany the central theme. Follows 'Binary Breakdown' which also stages a cello, then a violin in a marked rhythm in which are added keyboards and an electric guitar which alternates with strings and ends in a few layers of keyboards and the last instrumental 'Media Gods Including The Awakening', after a psychedelic introduction reminiscent of the 70s, ends in a bucolic way with the soft sound of the flute accompanied by an acoustic guitar.
In summary, 'Rick Miller' continues in atmospheric atmospheres to invite us to travel in a peaceful and serene world and 'Belief in the Machine' is an accessible album which should appeal to all those who are attracted by a calm and restful rock... | |
