Rend Collective Experiment
Dec 23, 2011 CD Reviews
Posted by
wiegmake
Rend Collective Experiment
“Homemade Worship By Handmade People”
Kingsway
11 tracks @ 45:35
Grade = A
A excellent release of original praise and worship music that was recorded in Irish church halls and homes in the band’s organic, collective style. What I find refreshing about this group is that they don’t believe in being in the limelight.
The following statement is taken from the credits of the band’s newest release;
“We want ‘celebrity-free’ worship where the focus is on the songs and the connection to God that we can experience through them. That’s why we are simply calling ourselves Rend Collective Experiment, and not giving you our individual names.”
I really like what they’ve done with the standard “Be Thou My Vision,” giving it a modern rendition in “You Are My Vision.” “Keep Me Near” is a sonic treat while “Build Your Kingdom” and the horn-driven “Shining Star” should see use in the church-at-large.
- Rob S.
www.rendcollectiveexperiment.com
