SAVE ME, Tonight : a mercies may review

Jun 22, 2006 6:00 AM

A Message and Review from Mercies May of Gothenburg, SWEDEN to 'E D E N'

rather unfortunate, that you can't review your own work for the sound mind.......so;

*save me* marks a radical departure from the norm for eden, accustom, to a more traditional approach to his vocal style, this new track (as well as several others i have had the pleasure of previewing) showcase a number of aspects and colors to his performance that could easily be lost or go unexploited by a lesser producer and collaborator than the sure footed KEMO. Save me explores the idea of *need* in a way that strangely seems to work backwards from a framework of faith, becoming a sensual, and more personal plea for acceptance from someone more intimate to the narrator(a strange inverse of the formula for some of al green's best work). The production is lean, and balance with a musical composition that draws primarily on the smoother polished pop of mid-career madonna or George Michael with strong subversive leanings towards the likes of late wave trip hop groups like portishead, and even funkadelic (shading nuances in Douglas' voice in a way that for me, conjured Bootsy Collins through the lead melody). *Save Me* marks a turn, or perhaps a paradigm shift for Eden, but if its salvation, or a higher power that he's really looking for, he need look no further than these exciting collaborations for proof.

M