{"product_id":"prophetic-justice-ministry-key-to-world-peace","title":"PROPHETIC JUSTICE MINISTRY - Key To World Peace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey To World Peace is the third release by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProphetic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJustice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMinistry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - aka Australian musician Sam Perry. An atmospheric, cinematic album that belies a striking pop songwriting nous at its core, its conductor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProphetic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJustice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMinistry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is at the centre of a new wave of creative, rule-bending Melbourne artists. Romantic, smudged and hazy, Perry emerges from behind a wall of half-light with a clutch of earworms and affecting emotions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded in home studios in Belgrade (Serbia), Christchurch (New Zealand) and Melbourne (Australia) over the course of three years, Key To World Peace offers a dichotomy in approach. Shifting on a dime between ambient, filmic washes of sound and more traditional song structures, the approach feels natural, casually acid-tipped and emotionally revealing. While Perry’s distinctive keys and production melding with melody is evidenced in Melbourne group Who Cares?, as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProphetic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJustice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMinistry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e there’s a heightened sense of mystery and space being used.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSwirling in a psychedelic fog with dry iced chords falling down like melting stars, the album pulses with an ominous, distorted intro that sculpts air into blocks of sound before Psyop offers a glimpse through the gloom at the artist navigating through crushed, shoe-gazing chords, singing a consolation into an abandoned building. Side A’s more abstract tone veers from industrial tracks (T-A) to pastoral, impressionistic pieces (Trance) before album highlight Life’s A Party showcases the effortless, classic songwriting lurking in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProphetic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJustice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMinistry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Built on the tension between the upbeat lyrics and suppressed, rich delivery, the song lopes on an alluring loop with acoustic guitars and Perry’s voice walking a tightrope between irony and sincerity. The song blooms into a bright burst of light, almost inducing synesthesia in the listener and reminding a little of The Beta Band’s most outre and catchy moments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpening Side B, Naked Shine’s scintillating guitar is punctuated by a sub bass swell that offsets the yearning vocal performance. With palpable sensitivity the song is shepherded into short, atmospheric passages before Love Drum’s direct delivery: Perry’s vocal and guitar, dancing over a hint of distortion feels like Syd Barrett at his most casually brilliant. Carrying on the tradition of a single cover on every \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProphetic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJustice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMinistry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e release, here Lana Del Rey’s Mariner’s Apartment Complex is given a stripped back but faithful treatment. With a sound that feels like a hushed, Chris Isaak classic it’s testament to Perry’s own compositions that the cover doesn’t outshine the rest of the album. Album closer and single Spirit House Party combines a classic chord progression with Perry’s double-tracked vocal into a murky but brilliantly catchy chorus. While nowhere near as lush in its production, there’s something in the atmosphere of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProphetic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJustice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMinistry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s vocal sitting in the mix just so that reminds us of The Electric Prunes’ Holy Are You-era work with David Axelrod.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey To World Peace flits between displaying a spectrum of blurred emotional resonance in its instrumental passages and vulnerability in the shape of raw, melodic songwriting. With his first release outside of Australia and vinyl debut, Sam Perry’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProphetic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJustice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMinistry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a beguiling dance in and out shadows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Night School","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":53305857605974,"sku":"MRM-04959","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/905fbe7d183455286c1b57110234c452.jpg?v=1777303288","url":"https:\/\/monorailmusic.com\/products\/prophetic-justice-ministry-key-to-world-peace","provider":"Monorail Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}