Radioactive Records
Window (US,1974)***°
12 or more participants involved of which a certain Beth (can’t read her surname) seems to be the singer if it’s her on the cover of perhaps Judy Kelly. Her sweet voice sings in the direction of some soulful singersongwriters/singers like Essra Mohawk, but much more hippie-like, or in the direction of similar folky/psych voices which are a bit more difficult to place in style like Elyse Weinberg for instance, here and there with a slight Americana touch without exaggeration, and of course a religious folk inspiration.
It is the “soul” thing which is inspired by Christian beliefs. Some tracks are slightly rocking. Other tracks have a softness, created by a mixture of honest inspiration, a portion of naivety and musical beauty with more than once a Joni Mitchell / Linda Perhacs touch if you wish, (with a tendency to express it in a more hippie-religious fashion of course), while a few others go either into a Christian countryblues direction, stylistically sweet enough to be enjoyable and acceptable in the concept, even for the somewhat dated content. The naivety can become somewhat vulnerable just here and there, on the edge of some sugar-rich kitsch mainstream popular voice, I do not want to mention, but is at the same time sweet, rich and honest enough and accompanied nicely enough to be completely acceptable on the edge of fragile mellowness. Last dreamy song reflection concludes with a beautiful chamber orchestrated arrangement. A fine album to listen to, from start to finish and alternated enough to convince me. A nice discovery.
