Christos DC & The Ligerians – Law Of Creation – Review

Christos DC & The Ligerians Law Of Creation Review by Mr Topple for Pauzeradio.com.

With the new album from Christos DC and the Ligerians soon to be released, the third single from the project has been delivered to the world – and it’s a stunning and evocative affair.

Law Of Creation, released via Soul Nurse Records and Honest Music Production, sees the collaborative swerve once more in terms of style – here, providing a rich and intricate musical palette that has inflections of Roots and Dub.

The track is undoubtedly grounded in Roots. Keys run a bubble rhythm which here errs on the side of legato more than staccato in terms of note length (but even then, it is still choppy). The additional riffs and flourishes on some fourth beats are welcome – and at times, they break out into a fuller, attractive melody (which almost serves as a motif) to accompany Christos’s vocal.

Meanwhile, the rest of the rhythm section drives the track forward albeit at a meandering pace. The bass runs a drop-beat rhythm that is low down its register and works around a melody as opposed to arpeggio chords. Drums run a one drop, but one that is embellished with additional work across the snare and tom-toms, while the kick is robotic and hi-hats tinker in between – with cymbals crashing around on top.

There are several guitars in play. One runs a skank that keeps the rhythm section moving forward in order; another provides some melodic interest to offset the main vocal – here, being whining yet rasping with good use of bending and brief glissandos. Just out of ear shot, an electric organ marries with the snaking guitar to add depth. The horn section across Law Of Creation is led by the trombone – and brilliantly so, with it providing a melancholy refrain at points across the track.

Dub arranging and engineering is very present – like the reverb across the keys and guitar, the breaks where the instrumentation is stripped back before building again, and the use of synths and samples at points. Backing vocals are rich, well-harmonised, and utilise both tenor and falsetto male ranges, as well as female vocals, well.

Overall, Law Of Creation as a piece of music is detailed and compelling – and then Christos’s vocal marries it perfectly.

Here, he works mostly in falsetto and high tenor ranges: breathy in tone, very understated, and focusing more on melodic and stylistic intricacy than rhythmic detail. Much of his performance sees him clip the notes, as opposed to stringing them out, which helps punctuate the lyrics. Working in this manner – mostly falsetto with short notation – is no mean feat for a vocalist, but Christos pulls it off with aplomb. He has also constructed a strong lyrical narrative around spiritual purity and following a righteous path as opposed to what Babylon would have you do. This idea of the law of creation being ‘greater than the law of mankind’ which is deceiving us and ‘future generations’ perhaps has greater pertinency now than in recent years – and it works well.

Generally, Law Of Creation is a strong offering from Christos DC and the Ligerians. Musically interesting, it is a complex piece of work that is very solid. Once again, like all the previous singles it bodes well for the full album.

You can read the previous single reviews written by Pauzeradio, taken from the upcoming album, here: Live Right review and Shadow Of Perception review.

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Christos DC & The Ligerians Law Of Creation Review by Mr Topple / Pauzeradio PR Services.