Catalyst

Description

Catalyst is the third and final full-length album by the British synth-pop project Zero Option, the one-man-band of keyboardist/vocalist Ralph Ward (on this album credited “Ralph Ward Zero Option”), released in the UK on ICC Records in 1993. The album recorded and mixed by Bruce Pont with Pont and Ralph Ward producing. (“Produced and distributed by International Christian Communications.”) All songs written and performed by Ralph Ward.

I have to confess I’d always been more in favour of the actual IDEA of Ralph Ward than the reality. The concept of a grassroots gospel man with a rack of synths rather than the over-familiar acoustic guitar always appealed but his albums always sounded downright weedy to my ears. But now clever ol’ ICC, fast becoming a major player in the small pond of British Christian record companies, have helped our Ralph get a harder, funkier sound and with Ralph introducing elements of contemporary rave music into his sound while retaining his feel for catchy pop hooks, the result is a thoroughly enjoyable album. [Tony Cummings, Cross Rhythms, December 1993]

CD tracklist:

01. Son Of The Living God – 4:20
02. When The World Hates You – 4:24
03. Trip To Heaven – 4:19
04. Fruits Of The Spirit – 3:26
05. Share The Emotion – 3:27
06. Drop The Gun – 4:31
07. Get Your Head Together – 4:27
08. Rezurrection – 4:58
09. Failure – 4:02
10. Walk Into The Light – 4:00
11. Love One Another – 4:08
12. Your Love Is Amazing – 5:02