Neverwhere By Sylvain Millepied

 

Neverwhere

By

Sylvain Millepied

Written by

Steve Sheppard

 

I have now listened to this release Neverwhere by Sylvain Millepied several times now, and each time I do so I am taken to a whole new dimension of emotions, colour and passionate full flowing music; this is a wonderful new realm to musically bathe within and my next sojourn of tone and timbre to enjoy.

The title track Neverwhere opens the album, now I have to say this is my personal favourite; its mournful refrains fill my soul with a production that contains remnants of a past, long since gone and a sense of loneliness, but the lessons have been learned and that narrative can be found within this glorious pastiche of an arrangement.

This is a 14 piece album that will take you on a journey with each and every offering, like the upbeat take of So Far, a track with some crafted string work that brings the listener energies of an onward steady movement, but leaving the interpretation of the arrangement to be one open to change perhaps.

One has to applaud Millepied on tracks like In Your Arms, a beautifully composed and arranged offering, and Flowing where the classical motifs are so strong, yet undeniably creative and quite breathtakingly beautiful; the latter with a slight hint of Vaughn Williams built into the weave to perhaps.

This is one of those albums that is an utter delight to listen to over and again, the neo-classical romantic essences can be found in the hovering and intense pieces like the reflective Look Back, and the conclusion is addressed perfectly with the final opus entitled Between The Lines, which reminded me in parts of the cinematic efforts of one Phillip Glass.

Neverwhere by Sylvain Millepied is an album that will touch the hearts and minds of the Neo-Classical and Classical genres; those who love contemporary instrumental works will also be utterly delighted. There can be no doubt that Sylvain Millepied and Neverwhere is an album of outstanding natural beauty, composed from the many realms of the artists mind, and into your heart with as much musical love as possible, it is certainly one to recommend indeed.