Congregation - Dto.
VÖ: 21.11.2008
Label/Vertrieb: Bronzerat/Soulfood
Presse/Online Promotion
“Congregation serve up sinister death letter blues. Spellbinding” **** MOJO
“Thrills you to the bone. Think harmony-devouring harpy. In a brilliant way” **** TIME OUT
“Awesome. A real find.” **** UNCUT
“Striking and unsettling in the best possible way” – Q
“The effect is darkly thrilling: his licks and beats are hypnotic while her vocals breathe a deadpan sexiness. The lack of theatrics and embellishment make it all the more powerful. Deptford is a long way from the Delta but Congregation have tapped into some deep old magic” – THE WORD
Hailing from the New Cross bedsit scene looking like a couple of gangsters from the depression era, Congregation have lately been injecting the Blues and R&B genre with a heavy dose of class and soul.
Benjamin Prosser (Slide Guitar, Bass drum) and Victoria Yeulet (vocals, leg bells) play the kind of raw, seductive blues that have the power to restore one's faith in the genre.
On record and on stage Prosser is a dark presence, wavering in the background, playing slide riffs that are inspiring. Victoria wails away with a voice that never fails to chill. This is a voice that manages to conjure up all of her fallen sisters in arms back from the dead (or used record bins), yet it's still very much her own. The overall effect of these two's music is moving in a way that is both remorseful and joyful at the same time. They are so deep that it would hurt if you could stop smiling at the beauty of it all. English White Boy R&B has a lot to answer for and Congregation go a long way to re-dressing the issue.
Post new comment