Artist Info:Discography Album length: 10 tracks: 35 minutes, 14 seconds Street Date: February 15, 2000
Australian native, Michelle Tumes returns two years after her successful debut,
Listen, with Center of My Universe. Her silky smooth vocals
drift through her soft music to give a real earthy feel. Reminiscent of
such artists as Enya, Center of My Universe, sets up a soft plush
listening experience soothing to the listener with string instruments, various
percussion, and synthesizers.
The album begins appropriately with "Deep Love," a light yet catchy song about God's
love, much like the following track, "Heaven's Heart." This arrangement is driven
more by the percussion and supports Tumes intrumentative vocals whispering through
the track. She slows down the tempo even more for "Lovely," creating a purely
worshipful setting. "Do Ya" picks up compared to most of the previous tracks,
dropping the vocal echos and whispers as she lets her voice carry itself through
the power-pop tune. Oddly enough, she returns back to the previous mood in "Immortal"
but with a rawer form of her voice like in "Do Ya," mixing with an occasional
hum and breeze. The rest of the album continues in this altered mood with the exception
of "Chant," which is merely what it says it is, done with the feel of the opening
tracks.
For fans of Tumes' previous record and anyone looking for some new relaxing
music, I suggest giving Center of My Universe a listen.
- Review date: 4/17/00, written by John DiBiase
Record Label:Sparrow Records Album length: 10 tracks, 35 minutes and 14 seconds
Street Date: February 15, 2000
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