Blackfield

Blackfield 2004

Another early Kscope release (and later reissued by the label in deluxe form), this time from the musical lovechild of Steven Wilson and Israeli star Aviv Geffen. This, Blackfield’s intriguing debut album, is still their best, we think.

It begins with prettily fragile acoustic guitars that smash suddenly into a moody, heavy guitar stomp (Open Mind), before traversing elegantly through alt.pop catchiness (e.g. the title track), melancholy synths (Glow) and marriages of Geffen and Wilson’s imperfect, heartfelt vocals. The sound of two innnovative but tune-focused composer minds flexing their creative muscles in harmony.