Listening to
the Gift's
Film, it's difficult to see why
Moby once saw this Portuguese band as his gift. The most problematic part of "Film" is the vocals. Sonia Tavares overstates her vocals so much that one would think she was trying to overpower the microphone. Ill-timed, '80s-style synthesized vocals plague the song "Butterfly." The 9:05 epic "So Free (3 Acts)" is a droning mess that never gets off the ground. Producer
Howie B lent his knob-turning fingers to this CD, which accounts for the dramatic, soaring music, but it's not enough to keep this "
Gift." ~ Christina Fuoco