Gungor – Beautiful Things
Mar 5, 2010 CD Reviews
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Gungor
Beautiful Things
Brash Music
Grade – A
Michael Gungor is an independent artist and producer and his latest project is “Beautiful Things.” Looking back, you will find that Michael has done both instrumental and contemporary worship on previous releases. On this release, a spicy soundtrack compliments the worship. The lead track starts with an emotive Latin guitar piece and morphs into an old testament spiritual. The sound is ethereal and it easily pulls you in to the story. It is what the band calls “liturgical post rock.”
The title track is deeply meaningful and the subtler soundtrack gives it a tender sentiment. I have already found myself repeating this chorus in my head when life is seemingly in crisis – “you make beautiful things out of the dust.” I love this poignant message and I wish that more people would be convinced of its truth.
“Heaven” has a funky sound that gets you in the grove of worship. The soulful disposition of the vocals gives this an old-time gospel church flavor.
I like how “Call Me Out” includes some background noise that is totally representative of life. God is calling and it is sometimes hard to hear in the noise of every day life.
Overall the album is highly creative. The mix of gospel messages and the eclectic post rock sound puts Gungor in a unique position to bring worship to a new place and in a new way.
The band has recently changed their name from a longer Michael Gungor Band to the abbreviated “Gungor.” The band includes Michael’s wife Lisa Gungor, Brad Waller and Josh Harvey. The name change reflects a new direction the band is taking as it wishes to take the focus off of one person. The album was self-produced by Michael Gungor and it was recorded in a house, where the members stayed during the process.
For more information check out Gungor’s MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/michaelgungor.
Ken W.
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