Steve Mason’s journey as a musician has been fraught with ups and downs. He had success with both the Beta Band and King Biscuit Time, though neither was able to make a commercial impact outside of Britain. Nevertheless his music has garnered somewhat of a cult following here in the states. On his newest project, Mason has adopted the name Black Affair in an attempt to further diversify his musical offerings.
As a disclaimer, fans of Mason’s previous works will be utterly surprised at the direction Black Affair chooses to follow. Gone are the folksy sounds that influenced Beta Band and King Biscuit Time replaced instead by a series of dark Gothic synthesizer riffs reminiscent of classic Depeche Mode.
I’ll be honest, while listening to this album I really couldn’t tell when the next song started to play. It was all kind of a blur, so I have no standout songs to report on. So if you like one song I’m pretty sure you’ll like the whole album, funny how logic works. Unfortunately, the redundancy also means the album is a bit stale and uninteresting. As Black Affair, Mason had the opportunity to branch out and experiment with a variety of different sounds and musical styles, an opportunity that was never truly taken advantage of.
Overall I would recommend Pleasure Pressure Point’s downer brand of Gothic music for those of you need a soundtrack when drinking yourself to sleep, alone.
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