“Break Through Praise” & “Mountain Move” – Jeff Roberson & L.I.F.E.

“Break Through Praise” and “Mountain Move”
Jeff Roberson and L.I.F.E. (Long Island Fellowship Ensemble)
From the CD Chosen Generation (Long Island Gospel Sound Records 2008)
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Powerful Pentecostal percussion permeates “Break Through Praise” from Jeff Roberson & L.I.F.E.’s Chosen Generation, transforming a churchy reading of a praise & worship themed song into an exciting fireworks display of sound. The track bounces off the speaker walls, demonstrating the energy force of music in the Pentecostal church, in which Roberson was raised.

The Long Island-based group picks up the tempo again on “Mountain Move,” a quartet-type arrangement for choir. Whirring organ and waves of double clapping (just like the saints did at Kings Temple COGIC, according to Roberson) combine to produce a sound that has more in common with Louisiana zydeco than Long Island gospel. Laissez les ecouter temps rouller!