Four Months of Darkness
Burnt Toast Vinyl
2003
Rating: 6.5 dark lighthouses out of 10
There’s not a bad thing I can say about Saxon Shore – they create beautiful instrumental music without any posturing or pretentiousness. It reminds me quite a bit of Tristeza, and in fact I think I like Saxon Shore a bit more than Tristeza. At the same time, it’s not the most memorable work, at least initially - only time will tell if this album will keep it’s place in my record collection, because bands like this have a lot of competition. And let’s face it – without vocals it makes it much tougher for a band to stand out from the pack. I have no doubt that Saxon Shore is a good band and this is an enjoyable record, but only time will tell if they bring themselves to achieve something higher than that.
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