Creativity Nativity Scene - Sometimes We Arrive At The Short Fall
Sometimes We Arrive At The Short Fall by Creativity Nativity Scene is a beautiful, out-of-this-world experience. Every track stands out but also exists cohesively. The Prophet opens jarringly with a haunting choral cry. It has an archaic feel to it, like it's a summoning. When the beat kicked in, I was surprised by the direction the song took, but it somehow made sense. The percussion brings a modern sound to the track, but the strings and the choral vocals never allow it to be completely modern. The melody never resolves, always keeping that tension, never settling for the comfortable. When the choir comes back again, you are now familiar with this ethereal world the artist has created and are eagerly waiting for what's to come. And when the same choir ending flowed into the next song, I was floored. I love when a record is cohesive because it feels like a single long track but each track can also exist on its own. The best way to do that is for all the songs, or at least some songs, to flow into each other. And that's really hard to achieve, which makes it impressive every time I hear it happen. A Son Is Born continues the story of the world from the first track by layering the choir, the percussion, and the strings with a harp-like, almost oriental-sounding strumming. It sounds like the music a bard plays as he narrates the story. Bringing in a marching band percussion to the choir motif probably made Ride By Nightfall my favourite track. If you know me, you know that I always like the darker, deeper-sounding production, and this is exactly that. The percussion has some beautiful patterns, never monotonous. This track is also synth-heavy, giving it a futuristic sound. Powerful, energetic, and dark, it is definitely a standout track from an already impressive record. The Respite is exactly what the title promises it to be, slower with the Wild West inspiration taking the forefront. It sounds like the song that plays just before the climax of an epic adventure. And finally the title track, Sometimes We Arrive At The Short Fall, is grand in its sound, even more than the rest of the album. I want to enjoy this song at a festival or a stadium, so that the music encompasses me fully. Definitely a powerful and introspective finish to the EP. Listening to this album and then finding out that Creativity Nativity Scene was bedridden as he created this entirely on his iPhone, had me amazed. It also leads me to believe that nothing can truly restrain creativity. That you really can do what you want despite setbacks and trials. This album is truly one I will not forget anytime soon.
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