Adam Lloyd Davis of Creativity Nativity Scene is a survivor and a winner in a World turned topsy-turvy. His EP, ‘Sometimes We Arrive At The Short Fall,’ is a theatrical reflection of his life’s story. No matter how we repress or remain repressed, if we are meant to shine, our Soul will burst through anyways. Whether it was the magic mushrooms overdose or the long years spent in a psychiatric facility, Adam’s light broke all the barriers of a claustrophobic system. Having Enni Morricone as his idol meant his desires had already aligned with the stars. The EP, ‘Sometimes We Arrive At The Short Fall’ by Creativity Nativity Scene is among the few jewels that’ll shine brightly for a long time.
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The Prophet hits the ear with a choir-like chorus, except the sound is way more dramatic. As the layers of beats roll in, it creates an effect from a movie scene. The chorus gives a feeling of anticipation, like the music playing in the background marking a protagonist’s entry. And then, along with the beats, the hero enters either on a fancy machine or horses, something gallant. The scene unfolds fast and luxuriously, and each character of the protagonist is revealed with each layer of the sound. The Prophet feels like an illumination.
The Son Is Born is entirely made on Adam’s iPhone apps. The track is the original mirror to the earlier one and moves at a much slower pace. The energy of this song felt like a piece that would be used as a backdrop of a slow drama scene where the protagonist is struggling. A scene of chaos and fighting symbolising, but the pace is controlled by the hero’s momentum of inner fight with the shadows. Creating a sound as brilliant as The Son Is Born only on a palm-sized rectangle metal screen needs a genius.
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Ride By Nightfall keeps the beats and the chorus as the spine of the track, like the last two, but it is unlike the tracks. Adam creates Ride By Nightfall as if he has been given a challenge. The new sound initiates like the old, but slowly traverses into the electronic-sound universe. The pace, rhythm, and feel of this track give a 70’s & 80’s disco dance experience. If made into a music video, one can imagine a group of jewelled jacket-wearing men on their two-wheel machine with women in sequined dresses at the pillion, riding the night roads of a mega city. Free. Unstoppable. Wild. Subtly high of life.
The Respite arrives as a soothing space, of deep breaths and sighs. This track is the pilgrimage of the EP. The quiet mix of melodies with the strings open up a new dimension of how tranquility can feel, before Sometimes We Arrive At The Short Fall begins. The namesake sound and the last track of the EP is a homecoming song but with a pang of downheartedness in it. It’s like when you finally win a long war but at the cost of too many innocent lives. The victory seems like a betrayal by life and own choices. Sometimes We Arrive At The Short Fall gives a ‘walk of shame’ feel. A resemblance I draw with the victorious five Pandava Brothers returning home after the epic battle of the Mahabharata, but heartbroken and dejected.
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