'original darkness' is the latest album from longtime charalambides mainstay christina carter. christina's music contains an honesty rarely heard in a lot of contemporary music. within the songs of, 'original darkness', she confronts loneliness, self doubt, inadequacy and desire. she bares these emotions in a sometimes tender, sometimes forceful, sometimes pleading voice, a voice in which you can hear her vulnerability, her trepidation. with the addition of gentle bells and occasional keyboards, christina reminds us of what it means to be honestly human. cd only on kranky.