Language Of Stone
Orion Rigel Dommisse : What I want from you is sweet (US,2007)****'
When I met Orion she had just participated with Greg Weeks latest album, and was touring with Marissa Nadler, while taking care of the backing vocals and organ arrangements. One year later, I was glad to hear she had the chance to prove her own voice, songs and taste for arrangements on a solo debut. And in her turn she received help from Greg Weeks on guitars, synths, bones and bell on 4 tracks, Margie Weink (Fern Knight, Eyesores,..) on cello, Jesse Sparhawk on harp, and Robert Pycior on electric violin and guitar on one track, while she played and arranged most of the songs (electric cello, Wurlitzer electric piano, Omnichord, synths, vibraphone, singing).
By staying a bit in the background, watching how some people belong there but in fact are in a constant social act of consuming with destructive effect to others, some other people just wants to belong there as the gentle finishing touch. Covered with darkness of its own fears and observations, the musical dance remains playful but sad, but like winter bird it manages to sing in beauty and style. Orion’s Rigel Dommise songs and arrangements are almost new-classical in arrangement, extremely rich in sounds and expression, while her voice sings like bird in the forest, who sings jumping from one bush and branch to the other. A masterpiece. Highly recommended !
