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Oh Harry, It’s Brave New Music! is a multi-artist compilation released on StarSong Records in 1991.
Suddenly, into a grey world, it appeared – musical montages in bright alternative, urban, rock and metal colors. Suggested singles for airplay – CHR: My God. ROCK/CHR: Reaching. ROCK/METAL: What A World. AC/CHR/INSP: Tell Me Again.
Sporting a flash cartoon cover and a bi-line promising ‘alternative, urban, rock and metal’ I expected a lot of radical music from America’s Christian underground. In fact these are currently ‘unsigned’ acts who’d fit quite nicely on America’s Christian radio playlists if any of them land that StarSong contract. All the acts are American save for Australia’s In The Silence who were billed to play this year’s Greenbelt but never made it. On the strength of the throbbingly punchy «Reaching» that was our loss. My favourite cut by far is Painted Orange, who, now that Mad At The World and Crumbacher have moved onto new musical territory, seem to be carrying the genre of spiritual-message techno rock almost single handed. Orange’s «Hands» is an explosive taster of an album which must surely follow. Laurie Webb is a little like a more acoustic Sam (nee Leslie) Phillips. Other standouts are The Remnant which have a pogo-pumping throwback sound and D.O.C. (Disciples Of Christ) who rap on it good. Occasionally the sounds of the 90s’ ethos slips a little, Screamin’ Eden don’t live up to their name but offer rather limp folk-rock that wouldn’t have been out of place on an earlier Maranatha album while Paradox are pretty dull metal. But all in all this is a good introduction to some bright new talents. [Tony Cummings, Cross Rhythms, October 1991]
CD tracklist:
01. In The Silence – Reaching – 4:24
02. Painted Orange – Hands – 4:36
03. Laurie Webb – Tell Me Again – 3:26
04. Screamin’ Eden – ‘Til The End – 3:41
05. Paradox – We Are The Temple – 4:54
06. Mark Jefferson – My God – 3:29
07. The Trust – Broken World – 5:00
08. The Remnant – Power Of His Love – 3:10
09. D.O.C. – Deeper – 5:26
10. Legacy – What A World – 4:00
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by StarSong Records.
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