Berkley, Michael Thomas

Artist: Michael Thomas Berkley
P: 1998 / 2011
The album alternates between calm, ambient soundscapes (“Dawn”, “Suspended in the Womb”) and more vigorous rhythmic pieces (“Tectonics”). A main gripe is that because Berkley’s main instruments are synths and other electronic gadgets, sounding a little cold and synthetic. One track gets lyrics (“Humanity”), while another used an ambient bed of sound for a spoken word warning on man’s effect on the planet (“Between Terror and Hope”). “Wave on Wave” with a violin lead and wordless vocals used to good effect.