Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Life is so complex that to see it wasted is feel the burden of pity, and yet for some it is packed to the brim, consistently evolving, never finding, nor needing the excuse that Time is short, that life has nothing valuable for them to notice or take part in.
Time and life can be amazing in union, and for those who regale in the affirmation of the pair’s ability to bring harmony to the souls of those they attempting to enrich, so they are rewarded with a moment to which others are oblivious of, and it is in such consideration that Darrel Treece-Birch’s Atlantea has found a sense of perfection and quality in the sophomore recording from the musicians, the resounding chorus that is Life.
If it is harmony and creative intuition that the listener requires, and with that extra sense of dramatic sense of Rock exclusivity that makes the heart pleads for more, then in Life the answers to all questions will be found. The music echoes around the mind, it takes pleasure in chipping away at any resistance to be found blocking the way, and with the addition of musicians such as Lars Eric Mattsson with his explosively cool guitar solo on Three Lights, the additional bass and guitar of Eoin de Paor, and various hauntingly cool vocals from Stephane Honde, Tony Mitchell, and Kayleigh Treece-Birch, what comes across is a directive of no illusion, this is an album of sincere and undamageable creativity.
Through tracks such as the opening foray of Millennium, Round And Round, and the fearless Light In The Darkness, the scene is set for a tremendously uplifting experience, an equal to the previous outing of Choices is certainly to be made in comparison.
With Laniakea, BeRer Way, the finale of The Robins That Flew Away, and the album title track of Life all adding to the overall charm and conclusive insight that the album possesses, the rockier nature of the album seizes at the might of Darrel Treece-Birch’s long and distinguished career through his many parts he has played and how consummate he has performed them.
A resounding, gold-plated gift of music placed before the listener, Life is not only what you make it, but what you offer those who are inspired by your presence.
Ian D. Hall