Come Away

Description

Come Away is a double-disc album (CD+DVD) by the American contemporary praise & worship combo Jesus Culture, self-released on Jesus Culture Music in 2010. The album was recorded at this year’s Encounter event, in Bethel Church in Redding, California. Featuring a CD and DVD, it will feature the songs and vocals of Jesus Culture worship leaders Kim Walker-Smith and Chris Quilala, plus a full Jesus Culture band. The DVD, in 5.1 audio, features extended versions of the songs. The album has been mixed by Sam Gibson with audio production by Jeremy Edwardson and video direction by Nathan Grubbs.

To quote from the blurb “Jesus Culture Music exits to ignite revival, to compel the body of Christ to radically abandon itself to a lifestyle of worship.” And certainly the raw power and sheer abandon of their stadium rock approach to worship is one of the most spirit-enriching sounds in the worldwide church. The title track led by Chris Quilala with its dramatic use of surges of sound is a spine-tingling opener while Kim Walker-Smith’s vocal on the mid-tempo «Freedom Reigns» is sublime so that when she reaches the chorus “Freedom reigns in this place… Jesus reigns in this place” the effect is electrifying. It builds and builds over a ringing guitar riff and is surely a song which will connect worldwide. Recorded and filmed at this year’s Encounter event at the revivalists’ base at Bethel Church, Redding, California, ‘Come Away’ has a wonderful mix from Sam Gibson (Delirious?) while the accompanying video, directed by Nathan Grubbs, of some of the songs from the event, adds another dimension to the worship powerfully transmitted here. As well as «Come Away» and «Freedom Reigns» other wonderful moments are «My Soul Longs For You» with its nagging guitar riff while the closer on the CD, «Rooftops» has another magnificent vocal from Kim as the song surges to the heavenlies. “I bow down to your name/ From the rooftops I proclaim/ I am yours” she sings acappella at the close, and our hearts respond. Years ago a prophecy was given that “contemporary music was going to be a spearhead for revival in Britain”. Here we might well be witnessing the forging of a razor sharp instrument of war able to pierce even the darkness and unbelief of this battered nation. [Tony Cummings, Cross Rhythms, November 2010]

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CD tracklist:

01. Chris Quilala – Come Away/Let Me In – 7:47
02. Kim Walker-Smith – Rooftops – 7:51
03. Kim Walker-Smith – You Are My Passion – 7:00
04. Chris Quilala – I Want To Know You – 9:06
05. Kim Walker-Smith and Chris Quilala – My Soul Longs For You – 7:50
06. Kim Walker-Smith – Freedom Reigns – 7:53
07. Chris Quilala – Let It Rain – 7:00
08. Chris Quilala – Mighty Breath Of God – 6:34
09. Kim Walker-Smith – Show Me Your Glory – 7:55
10. Chris Quilala – One Things Remains – 8:40

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