Rufus Joseph enchants in a meditative fashion, with the atmospheric grip and lyrical vulnerability of Dance With Darkness.
Distinctly melancholy but with a powerful twist of optimism musically, Dance With Darkness offers the vintage crackle of an ambient arrangement, alongside fragments of organic keys and intimate, up front vocals; which quietly scream out on behalf of the ache and weight of mental health turmoil.
Beautifully intoxicating purely on the surface of this dreamy and reverb-drenched arena of contemplation, Dance With Darkness is impossible to ignore, yet it’s also impressively modest and calm in its confrontational realism.
The voice gathers momentum towards the end, a sort of re-grounding moment that reminds us of the nuance and skill of Rufus Joseph as a singer, but ultimately these waves of breathy wonder and the vinyl-like capture present a journey that’s probably unique to each listener. A profound and powerful reflection of inner struggle, clearly personal to our protagonist, but also feeling like a gift or bridge of understanding for all who delve in.
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