Sheriff - Sail, sail, sail away!

There is a hair metal band called Sheriff. There is also another Sheriff. I found out about the music of Sheriff on some obscure record label home page. I forgot about it and then it took me 3 years to actually get the album. I don't know whether there are CD copies of this, but it was possible to download it here. Sail, Sail, Sail Away! is extremely slow, very serene music. The lyrics (should I put it into brackets?), too, spoken, rather than sung, revolve around repetition: a single phrase is repeated until the words are filled with layers and layers of meaning. The album was recorded in 2005 by two Swedish guys. Instruments are used sparsely, but there are still an assortment of different sounds here; piano, guitar and some drums - and cymbals have a big role here (sometimes they sound like church bells tolling, on "Stay, stay"). Bowls are listed among the instruments, too. I like how the pace of the songs is so slow that you find yourself appeaced with the monotonous repetition of slow, slow strumming of the guitar or notes played gently on piano or percussion played in a surprisingly expressive way. A chord, a figure, a phrase. There's no build-up, no climax, no progress. It just goes on and on and on and it is very beautiful. This is one of the most contemplative albums I've heard in a long time.

- If you, dear reader, happen to know any music that in any way resembles this album, please tell me about it.