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Jim James - Regions Of Light And Sound Of God

Review by Aaron Lavery

While it's never as instant or absorbing as MMJ’s finest works, Regions Of Light And Sound Of God is still an intriguing LP from a musician that seems happiest when he’s exploring his own outer limits.»

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my morning jacket frontman jim james releases his debut full-length solo lp, 'regions of light and sound of god'. james plays every instrument and engineered the album himself. the results are nine songs that resist easy categorization, from the hazy space-funk of the opening 'state of the art (a.e.i.o.u.)' to the chiming, operatic pop of 'a new life.' on 'regions of light and sound of god', nothing is what it seems - touchstones from old-school r&b or island folk or hip-hop flicker into focus and then disappear; a delicate instrumental is titled 'exploding.' it's complex but cohesive, intimate and hypnotic where my morning jacket might turn more wide-screen and epic.
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