Pomegranate - On Black Peak (2003)

artist: Pomegranate
album: On Black Peak
release date: 2003
label: Integral
tags: trip-hop, dream pop
it's now or never

1. On Black Peak / 2. The Prize / 3. LJL / 4. Candy Bliss / 5. So-Fi / 6. Half-Life / 7. Big Change / 8. Lonely River Ride / 9. Crazy the Teardrop / 10. o why cry? / 11. Heart Houdini / 12. Bluebird

One of the most cherished gems for the trip-hop connaisseurs, On Black Peak is an absolutely gorgeous album made by a group that knows what music means - OK, that's subjective, but, still, I think most of us can agree that music isn't meant to be a plain background that barely has an use, music is something that reaches something deep inside you. If it is necessary, Pomegranate can and will take advantage of the achievements of dream pop, ambient etc. to make something incredibly beautiful, maybe painfully beautiful for some (the melancholia of Candy Bliss can definitely provoke an allergy, if not addiction). And the best thing is that they sound like themselves, though you might be temped to think (due to songs like Big Change) that they sound a bit too British. Well, there's nothing here that feels out of place - and the album is one whole.