Noble, Lee

***LEE NOBLE blends droning lullabies into an artistic stew of eerie, yet inviting melody on his debut vinyl release, Horrorism. Deeply personal and wildly humbling, Horrorism is a vast chasm of introspective churning. Conjuring the spirit of some sort of homegrown and low-pass filtered Radiohead on downers, yet sewn to the hip of modern atmospheric-champions a la Grouper and Sean McCann. This is entirely its own creature, caressing various spots in the brain; both abysmal and blissful. Noble has crafted a 100% viable album, a true masterpiece in its own world. With Horrorism, Noble brings his compositions to life with class and depth, molding a beautiful, emotional release. ''...it's only now that [Noble's] full-blown magnificence comes to light. Horrorism is a marvelous album, a vastly coherent and mature work of eerie drone and gentle ambience that never loses touch with pop, music that's comforting yet sophisticated without ever slipping toward pretentiousness, resulting in a true masterpiece. ...a superb gem full of warm haze wrapped in a soothing melody, a beautiful introduction into Noble's most amazing effort to date.''—No Fear of Pop