Apart from God, there is no peace for the inhabitants of this world, especially the city dwellers of Michael Reiser s project, Quiet City. Oklahoma group have created explore the questions every thinking person confronts on their way to the cross. Michael Reiser based the concept of Quiet City on Aaron Copland s Quiet City , incidental music originally composed for a 1940 Irwin Shaw play in which various characters reveal their feelings in the urban night. Reiser goes one step further than Shaw and Copland could. When the tempest in the spirit hides the One that needs revealing The open door we re looking for Will wait until we re willing to begin Believing.
Redemption is possible, but never cheap or easy.
Take me as I am Come teach me, my friend I believe in you. Quiet City is as deep as you want it to be. The rich, dark vocals often obscure the lyrics, but the music stands on its own merits. Michael Reiser s keyboards and vocals, guitar by Sparquis, bass by Monty Anderson and drums by Brandon Sensintaffar are combined smoothly by sound man Brian Hale into a technically superior production. The liner notes will broaden your understanding of the project.