“I have no explanation for my stunned reaction when vocalist Sonja Drakulich sang her first note at the Vault, other than that this was the first definitive proof I’ve seen that such a perfect voice does, in fact, come from a human being. Drakulich stepped on the Vault stage looking a little like Cate Blanchett in The Lord of the Rings, quickly winning the audience over with her world-class singing and unpretentious stage presence. One of the most impressive tricks she pulled out was a highly disciplined vocal waver: imagine an impressionist voice painting of a flickering candle flame.”
— Good Times, “Music Seen”
“Drakulich’s diaphanous soprano curves in fractalized spirals one minute and soars in heavenside choirs the next.”
— John Diliberto, Echoes
Her voice is at a never-ending peak of clarity and luminosity, from soft, distant and tailing off into the night, to lively and ignited by fires that burn brightly within.
— Lloyd Barde, Common Ground Magazine
Sonja Drakulich’s lead vocals intoxicate with ornate embellishments and exotic harmonic overdubs. The lyrics and melodies are inspired by Medieval music from Galicia, Persia, Jewish Spain, and Croatia…
— New Age Voice
Drakulich chants a sumptuous Galician vocal from the 13th century, then slips into Judeo-Spanish, a 15th century tongue. Whether it be Persian or Croatian, Drakulich’s voice makes the transition an easy and beautiful one.
— Thrust—Record Roundup
Exotic instruments have been carefully and gently molded to form an other-worldly base for the evocative, gossamer, rich-as-a-golden-bell voice of Sonja Drakulich.
— Anodyne
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