Antimatter - Lights Out

Call me a bumbling ignoramus, but for me the greatness of Anathema's early works is primarily associated with one particular musician: Duncan Patterson. I feel the same way with Antimatter, because contrary to popular belief that Leaving Eden is the magnus opus of the project founded by Patterson and Mick Moss, I feel those very special moments that can turn a good album into a real masterpiece only when both artists have participated.
It's the sophomore Lights Out that marks the most mature symbiosis of dark, atmospheric rock, gothic and trip hop in the band's impressive early phase and that best integrates the truly beautiful backing vocals of the two female guest singers. Needless to say, exactly 20 years after its release, also Moss' distinctive, warm voice has lost none of its allure.