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This album is one of the finest guitar-based albums that I've listened to in a long time. 'First Touch' is a finely detailed body of music from this refreshingly inventive instrumentalist who among other things, has worked with Nigel Kennedy, Sting, and Phil Collins, and won the "guitarist of the year" award from the London Sunday Times in 1983.. The album is a challenge to classify, yet a delight to experience. Working within an acoustic guitar setting, Miller achieves a rich quality of guitar-based music that is both technically and emotionally satisfying. The album highlights Miller's range both as a composer and performer. He shifts effortlessly from the dramatic progressions of 'Do You Want Me' to the cyclic Faheyesque stylings of 'La Boca, to the warmth and resonance of 'Eclipse' and 'Looking For'. The album is a real tribute to the enduring character and irreplaceable sonic qualities of acoustic instruments. The compositional style represented here is a real marriage of harmony, rhythm and melody interlocking and becoming poetry in motion. In summary it is both urbane and evocative, a melodic, quietly enchanting body of work that is as touching as it is polished. Review by Ben Kettlewell information: |
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Dominic Miller