This is the third album from multi-instrumentalist Cailyn Lloyd, and is an interesting fusion of classical and progressive rock music. As the name of the album implies there are just four songs (total running length just under forty minutes), and each of the first three are adaptations of famous classical pieces – the most well known probably being Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” which is used in the second piece, “Largo”. The final song of the four is a piece that she says was mostly inspired by Debussy, but also by Chopin and Schubert. Yes, it’s pretty safe to say that here is someone who knows her music. It is an instrumental album, with the main melody instrument normally (but not always) a multi-tracked guitar which at times manages to come across very Brian May.
Although the drums are electronic, in this case she was playing an electronic kit as opposed to drum machine and the difference between this and a drum machine is like chalk and cheese. Cailyn has a great touch on the guitar, and there is a real sense of affinity of the melding of the styles - in many ways it gives the impression of being a ‘grown-up’ album. It would be easy for this to fall into the trap of coming across as background music, but the simple remedy is to play it just a little louder and to give it the time and concentration that it deserves. It is possible to get this as a download from her site for just 3 GBP (sorry, no pound sign on my keyboard anymore) which is a real bargain, as this is a delight.
www.cailynrox.com
