According to the book, Echo's lead singer Ian McCulloch himself described this album as their definitive statement; I'd have to agree with him.
This is my favourite of the E&tB albums that I've heard. After the sonic experimentalism of "Porcupine" where they threw everything including the kitchen sink at their songs; for Ocean Rain they stick with one audio embellishment: a string section.
The strings really add the right touch of drama to the gothy, interesting post-punk of E&tB. They nicely complement McCulloch's voice, whether he's crooning somnambulantly or wailing with emotion. My favourite here is probably the gothic "Nocturnal Me", but it's all good.
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