BLACK GROOVES: Numinous – The Grey Land
BLACK GROOVES: Numinous – The Grey Land
BY BRET MCCANDLESS
“The Grey Land is a multimedia work that incorporates dance, video, narration, and music. The album, of course, draws attention to Phillips’ incredible music and the performances by Numinous and Hargrove, who are a perfect blend of precision and emotion. The opera is a dense work of ideas and emotion, and the accompanying liner notes help clarify references and reward multiple listenings. Overall, the album is highly recommended, and the few available videos of the accompanying visuals for the scenes “The People Get Tired of Dying” and “The Sunken Place” are stunning and essential.”