Reviewed by Tim Holden

This is the first studio album from the C3 (Cambridge Community Church) and One Event worship leader. As soon as you open the beautiful gatefold CD case with its handwritten sleeve notes and song lyrics, it is obvious that much time and passion has been put into this album and as soon as the play button is pressed it is equally apparent that the effort did not stop at the packaging. "Spirit Of Life" opens with a grungy guitar into and plenty of passion before settling into a more pop rock feel with synth lead lines floating around building an exquisite soundscape for vocal lines to soar over. The production throughout is excellent and brings the best out of the songs and arrangement-wise there is great use of light and shade, variations of pace and feel all tied together with Pete's clear and crisp vocals. The outstanding tracks are "Enemies" and "Behold Our God" and all in all, 'I Hear Your Voice' is an album which compares favourably with those big budget projects emanating from the USA.

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