Muzza over the last year has beenwriting the material and penned the lyrics to these disturbing songs and withthe amalgamation of Nikkie Dobosi in the arrangements of the strings has addedthe inspirational dark textures and string sounds. It has created an ode topost modern, contemporary society. Muzza's poetic, surrealistic songwritingconjures concrete if frightening images that reflect some of the horror foundin today's living. Is it blues, rock, opera or all three Rhythmic, funerealobservations march protest at the current level of greed and corruption inpolitics as Unravelling of the Sins, Geodarwin; Freedom to be found andreligion gets a serve when hypocrisy is exposed in Miss Believer and GypsyWench and to your greatest feeling Love as Poison is a tale of despair. Themusic soars and meets almost operatically over these universal themes whilecello and violin counterpoint the deep, deep voice of Muzza that tears at yourheart. The strings are truly luscious and if you don't have goose bumps in 'TheGypsy Wench' check your pulse to see if you're still alive The fibrous texture,the mostly raw razed vocal approach, the narrow melodic ranges, insistentmonotones and interwoven violin threads, the deliberate elemental use ofmusical events, as the tracks don't build so much as 'fill'. The Clint Eastwoodavenging angel of songs. 'In your hand' moves forward from Muzza's lastcollaboration with 'The Chucky Monroes' - ' Fallen Angel' while retaining thedark edge that is his trade mark and allowed him to tour thru Europe and the UKplaying festivals and venues as in The Borderline in Soho and the Cavern Clubin Liverpool in the last few years. The Lushous Strings are Nikkie Dobosi Celloand Musical Arranger Belinda Jezek Violin Stephanie Zarka Violin and AlexPringle Viola who have played not only at the highest level in the orchestraland chamber ensembles in Australia but has in recent years played with JohnWaters, Jimmy Barnes, Darryl Braithwaite Grinspoon Sleepy Jackson, Paul Mac,Charlie McMahon The Whitlams to name a few. This recently recorded album atElectric Ave Studios in Camperdown was recorded mixed and produced by TonyCohen and Mastered by Don Bartley at Studio 301.