Last on this week’s list of albums to review from Just Not Normal is Fields, by British artist Voder. There are a number of words I could use to describe this album: lush, majestic, sublime. Typically I’m not much for mixing melody and dark ambient, but somehow this worked; and worked really well. Each track lumbers through a densely swelling haze of atmosphere, perfectly balancing the slow march of dark melody with touches of restrained distorted brutality. My only complaint about this album is that it was too short, but I am willing to accept that limitation as a trade-off for the available material being so remarkably satisfying.
[Rating:5/5]
