The Salted Air presents Nadine personal reflections on loss and transformation. Theres a consistent meditative atmosphere about the sequence, although some tracks more compelling than others. The opening song, Thru You I Awaken, is especially arresting, a defiantly eastern-sounding melisma from Nadines a cappella voice giving way to a drone-based accompaniment for the final section. Its reverential, and the mood is extended through into the epic I Ran Thru The Dark and the haunting, moody Broken Star, the swirling evocation of Daybreak, the hushed drifting murmurings of the title song and the languid, Hammond-bedecked aura of the final track Catapult. The tracks in between feel more like lazy dream-pop interludes which are less melodically distinguished. Shake It Like A Shaman, which as its title implies, is a repetitive quasi-gospel chant (just voices and percussion). Despite this, theres sufficient intriguing music within the collection to confirm the assessment that Nadine Khouris one to watch.
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