Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
To understand that music is more than just a simple melody or even just a tune that catches your ear is to know deep down that experimentation is at the heart of the matter, it is its core, the belief in not playing it safe for the crowd and the bank balance is something to salute, to resolutely admire; and whilst it is not to everyone’s taste, the listener who embarks upon the lucid dream of investigation is justly rewarded for their time and confidence in the artist who dares imagine.
Blink and you might miss such an opportunity, leave your intrigue languishing on hold and it might just be the moment of a lifetime that you miss out on, for in curiosity there is a faith, an acceptance of adventure.
Brigitte Beraha highly intuitive and experimental music is one such elevation of curiosity having been roused and accepted, the charm of the sound is hypnotic, enthralling, it has the ambition to scale walls that others see as mountains, and alongside George Crowlet, Alcyona Mick, and Tim Giles, the music investigated becomes a sense of sheer pursuit.
Across tracks such as the album title track Blink, and follow up embraces of the mesmeric, Lullaby, Wait For Me, Modulo 7, Too Far To Hear My Singing, and Doors, Brigitte Beraha’s Blink becomes a long wonderful stare into the distance, one on which the eyes focus on the energies provided and explored, and the shift in perception emerges as one of intent, of scrambles messages made clear and enjoyed.
The melding of improvisation, of electronica styled with cohesive and gelling jazz sees these Lucid Dreamers do more than blink, they shimmer with style and investigation, and in Blink they capture the attention of the listener expertly.
Brigitte Beraha releases Blink on May 20th.
Ian D. Hall