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Review:
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Sleepthief is in fact American composer and producer
Justin Elswick who uses a raft of top female singers on
his albums. This is the follow up to 2006’s ‘The Dawnseeker’.
He has been compared to groups like Delirium and Baligomingo,
melodic, ethereal, emotive, electronic, orchestral music,
with a touch of New Age, within pop based song structures,
similar to Madonna’s earth mother William Orbit period and
artists like Enya. Some of the better know artists are Zoë
Johnson (Faithless, Delirium), Kirsty Hawkshaw (Opus III),
Kristy Thirsk (Delirium), and Caroline Lavelle whose 1995
album ‘Spirit’ with William Orbit introduced Madonna to
the producer. Beautiful, mystic, Celtic, dreamy songs like
‘Here I Confess’ (video on Female Voices Blog), ‘Skimming
Stones’ and ‘Reason Why’ are interspersed with more toe
tapping electronica numbers like ‘World Gone Crazy’ (featuring
the sole male singer Coury Palermo), ‘A Cut From The Fight’
and ‘I Know There’s Something Going On’. Perfect chill out
music, draw the blinds, light some scented candles, and
drift away. If you want this perfect antidote to the stresses
of modern life then the CD is available from most fine retailers,
and his website can be found at http://www.sleepthiefmusic.com/
. Lovely stuff, 9 out of 10.
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