Sarah Neufeld   The Ridge
3.6
great
Release Date: 2016
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4.0 excellentJots EMERITUS | February 19th 16

great example of blending minimalism and a variety of instruments and more modern composition tactics. delicate, yet powerful. triumphant, yet tender. the organic quality of violin mixes beautifully with an array of other sounds, and there is plenty of variety here while still maintaining discipline. one of the year's best so far

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4.0 excellentdidnt ask to be staff, was made staff anyway, then got demoted for not doing staff stuff | September 1st 21

'The Ridge' is densely infused with classical composition, masterfully weaved by Neufeld. Her musical skill and song-writing talent seeps through at every turn and even at the most down-to-basics, unsurprising moments she locks you in.

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3.0 goodcjbizzlebizzle | June 21st 16

With 'The Ridge' Sarah Neufeld delivers an album rooted in classical violin that is anything but a full on modern classical album. Electronic, post-rock, minimalism, drone and pop influence help develop the overall sound on this record even if they aren't always cohesive. The obvious gripe is the overstated hammering percussion in several tracks; they are just clunky at times. The Ridge has several great moments with the title track, The Glow and A Long Awaited Scar coming to mind but on whole it becomes a bit repetitive with many similar tracks. There is no doubt Neufeld is a great musician but a bit more composition and variety would go a long way.

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4.0 excellentEssence | March 2nd 16

I get the sense that Neufeld couldn't be boring even if she tried

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