British musician Thomas Carter doesn’t stay in one genre for very long. His project March Rosetta has two albums out on the Clinical Archive netlabel which are quite different from each other. One is a pleasant and mildly avant-garde instrumental effort of electronic music while the other is a more mainstream pop outing.

Again, Mr. Carter shift gears with his new musical project Menhirs of Er Grah. Named after a Megalithic structure in France the music is as sparse and lonely as the stone. Different World can best be described as folk music. It is simply Carter’s voice and guitar with another second guitar dubbed in later. The sound is, to put it simply, quite beautiful. Carter’s voice has a not unpleasant wavering quality that communicates vulnerability. The guitar work provides a steady base for the lyrics which are complex yet intimate. I especially like the title track and “Red Roses”. This is slow and meandering music, easy to relax to but full of meaning.

The album is available from Clinical Archive and The Internet Archives in 320kbps MP3. If you enjoy the music, consider supporting the artist by buying his new EP, Mourning Dove.

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