Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Caught between the times of light and dark is the place where matters of perception can be honed and altered with what could be considered a human magic, and if we manage to hold back time in such a way that when we stare into the contrast of separation, we can envisage a Still Dusk, a forever twilight that illuminates the Garden of imagination that sings to us in a harmony, that can add a sense of definition to the surroundings.

The Garden is where we can find solace, it is meant to be the place of sanctuary, relentless in its peace, but at dusk, in the twilight offered, it is not hard to understand why our ancestors thought they were special creatures that inhabited the flowers and the ferns, that sit at the roots of trees, and then speaks to those willing to hear; and in the Greek wonders that is Still Dusk, the Garden is a place of resplendent enthralment.

The three-piece E.P. that Still Dusk have produced is one of drama and absorption, it attracts a following that is perhaps unexpected to the listener’s outside of their home country, but which still finds a heartbeat in which to attract as A Night With Morgan, Shattered, and the title track of Garden play out.

Like many to whom their endeavours have yet to meet with more than silence in Britain, Still Dusk’s sound is one to enjoy in depth, and even in the short blast that apes the time that twilight leaves its mark on the day, it is one which to appreciate with conviction, with an understanding that we can hear voices that are not of our making if we listen careful, we can see into the garden from behind our noise cancelling double glazing, and open it a crack, open it with a fantasy delivered, and be enthralled for more.

A window of opportunity to see into the dusk and appreciate that it is not the herald of the day ending, but a special time in which we enhance our senses and feel keenly the drive of another’s charming perspective.

Ian D. Hall