The Acceptance Cycle:
This is a bit easier to write about as it’s essentially a conclusion to The Sound of Someone Leaving album. That album was about loss in many of its forms. 'The Acceptance Cycle' (like its title suggests) is about the cycle you go through in reaching acceptance. The final track (Cycle Seven) has an element of acceptance about it, with the preceding six tracks taking the listener through a range of emotions before reaching that final place- with the Title track setting the scene at the start. To sum this one up- it’s an expressive outpouring of emotions that come after a shock or traumatic event (The Sound of Someone Leaving) which eventually leads you to a place of peace and acceptance. The two pieces are connected- but it’s hard to say how, it’s more of a feeling, like one is ‘discovered’ almost by surprise after listening to the other.
Phil Tomsett - April 2024
