"Mystic Chapel" by The Project
By Thomas Mosbo on April 8, 2016
The first album released by The Project – Martyrs Prayers – was a masterpiece which explored different aspects of Christian Martyrdom in the words of a number of prominent martyrs themselves. For their second outing, however, The Project have chosen a much less intense theme – a meditative mystical “mountaintop” experience inspired by the Easter Liturgies of St. John Chrysostom, the great theologian of the Eastern Orthodox Church. In place of the variety of styles and moods presented in Martyrs Prayers, Mystic Chapel offers a consistent, contemplative feel throughout, dominated by acoustic guitar and vocal harmonies, although often augmented with other subtle instrumentation. Even the structure of the songs themselves on Mystic Chapel reflect this intentional change of tone. Instead of the dramatic build-up of emotion we find in the songs on Martyrs Prayers - as the musical themes are continually expanded and developed - the songs of Mystic Chapel rely on simple repetition to convey its serene message.
