THE LAST OF THE LIBERTINE

This is excellent music. Completely intelligent and full of musical craftsmanship but also extremely moody and absorbing. One of the most impressive aspects of it is that it primarily uses acoustic instruments such as classical guitar, oboe, flute, washy mystical female vocals, vibes and piano etc with state of the art production to create really wonderful intricate detailed, lush and exciting arrangements, with some great chromatic twists and turns. The music is also filled with sleek melodies that draw you in completely. What really makes it work for me is its darkly gothic melancholic mood, which pervades across the whole album - it is just so beautiful and evocative - you can't fail to be drawn into the unique world it creates. This is music that deserves to be heard by many many more people than I suspect have heard it .... It gets my very highest recommendation.