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![]() ![]() CARL CLEVES & PARRISA BOUAS SFR 357.4081.2 ![]() Multichannel Hybrid SACD ![]() Carl Cleves and Parissa Bouas, the singer/songwriter duo who bewitches us with the rule of three: their roots: Belgian, Greek and Australian, their music - akin to the Chinese symbol for listening which is made up of three symbols: head, ear and heart - holds delights for each. To the head: almost inevitable, given their international cultural background, that their art addresses the state of the world as a poetic whole. The ear picks up on the hymnic refrain Aheyla of the opening track as akin to hallelujah, and catches on the lyrics, when poets are priests ; and what comes as a surprise to the listener's ear: the deliciously buoyant, dreamlike quality of the melodies accompanying even lyrics with more serious and reflective themes. ![]() It remains to the heart to recognize just what it is that makes these two exceptional artists cosmopolitan in the truly authentic sense - an influence more powerful even than the richness of their cultural roots: namely the eponymous HALOS 'ROUND THE MOON. Halo can refer to the luminous circle surrounding the moon, but also the radiance traditionally depicted in art as the halo of a saint. The music of Carl and Parissa bears witness to how music can be an opposite pole to facets of human life such as death, sadness, loss and transitoriness - harmony with nature being the prerequisite. ![]() Through music, our human world - like its satellite - is not merely a bleak wasteland: it can also sometimes be a place of light, When music is nectar the melody pure: This music is a jewel, and an equal delight to head, ear and heart. ![]()
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