1 Voice XXIV By Seay

 

1 Voice XXIV

By

Seay

Written by

Steve Sheppard

 

It is so good to see and hear Seay back on the recording scene; her last album we span was sublime, as indeed they all are, and called A Winter Blessing – The Gift, that has kept us going throughout the years and months past, now we have the glee of a brand new collection of great songs, and are very proud to gaze into the wonder of 1 Voice XXIV, the latest album from the artist.

Seay has taken the her original work 1 Voice, remastered, re-worked and reimagined pieces from her debut album back in 2005, and turned it into a fresh new masterpiece of utter class, featuring once again the evocative and distinct  vocals of the artist herself, in one of the most compelling new age vocal releases of the year thus far.

I remember the original release; I had literally just started working on internet radio as well as local radio in England, and found the album a total blessing to be able to feature it on shows, now this is doubly so, as we can gaze at a few of the tracks and thank the superb workmanship that has gone into manifesting this splendid new release, tracks like 1 Voice, the title header opens the gateway to our path, I would advise if possible to wear headphones for this album, the experience is marvellous.

One of my personal favourites was Love is the Ocean; I see the her every day, crashing against the coastline of my island and revel in its glory, now thanks to Seay I have a little walking music to add to my day to day winter perambulations, this track is incredibly powerful and uplifting in its essence, the added instrumentation especially the 5 string fretless bass of Jerry Watts Jnr was amazingly palpable, if ever a track could be a single release this is it.

Seay continues to refresh our minds with such bliss filled moments within tracks like Orion's Gate, where the artist’s vocals and Tibetan chants are utterly transcendent, while the string sections and acoustic additions to Canon in B gift the listener Seay at her very best, kudos to both Seay and Jules Delgado for their added contributions with guitar and piano on a piece that brings back such lush memories.

This pathway to magnificence continues with the mysterious elements of the track Gothica. One more amazingly powerful offering of a multi-instrumental delight to pull the listener in further, eventually to embrace the following musical narrative entitled Ohm A Yehur, the energy in this track alone would light up the darkest of rooms, the vocals and chants of Seay are a powerful musical tool, one that demands to be listened to.

The penultimate offering is entitled Angelica, here lays another piece that is vibrant with all the aspects of good tone and timbre, Seay’s vocals and her performance on piano are simply incredible, and create a flow and fluency of vibrations that is hard to match, I believe that this could easily be another single release, its catch and hook is truly compelling, and is a song that raises ones rhythm’s and excites the soul.

The concluding composition is the Love Is The Ocean (Reprise) a look over the shoulder of our journey taken, also please note the Hindu chants within this piece and the unusual but superb inclusion of Digeridoo (Jonathan Smith) which can also be found within the confines of the last breath taking arrangement.

1 Voice XXIV by Seay is the album we have all needed so badly, one to lift our flagging energies as the year draws to a close, Seay’s powerful, inspiring, and evocative vocals are without parallel, whilst the production and re-imagining of this release will breathe a breath of fresh air into any listeners playlists of choice, there can be no doubt that 1 Voice XXIV by Seay must be an album that goes all the way to the top of the charts, and perhaps more!