Silent Dance - The Definitive Edition

From the staccato opening of 'Peace' to the jazz-tinged coda of 'Find Yourself', Silent Dance has a glacial quality. A sleek ambience, sometimes intimate (Earthsong), elsewhere thrillingly expansive (Sunrise) flows throughout. Mark Elton’ violin was reigned in as atmospheric keyboards gained prominence, generally leaving centre stage to Sandy Leigh’s vocals and Andy Glass’s guitar. Dynamic foundations are provided by Martin Wright’s percussion and Mark Hawkin’s bass, though the one criticism of the album is that this latter lacks presence in the mix.