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Alison
Krauss
Forget About It
Rounder
"It Wouldn't Have Made any Difference." "Never Got
off the Ground." "It Don't Matter Now." "Empty Hearts." The titles
on Alison Krauss' album tell a tale of sadness, loss and shattered
love. Thanx to studio multi-tracking, Alison is often able to harmonize
with herself on this largely vocal album. The normally rich instrumentation,
while not absent, moves to the background, for this the most intimate
and personal of Krauss solo albums. While Alison gives us a guided
tour of a broken heart, she treats us to excellent musicianship.
This album boasts Jerry Douglas (Dobro), Sam Bush (mandolin), Viktor
Krauss (acoustic bass) and more. Forget About It is a bluegrass-based
album that strays into pop on "It Wouldn't Have Made any Difference,"
etc. for a highly accessible, entirely unforgettable and exquisitely
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Beth
Custer
In the Broken Fields Where I Lie
BC Records
Mostly known as a clarinetist, Multi-instrumentalist
composer Beth Custer operates out of San Francisco's Bay Area. From
this location she worked with Club Foot Orchestra, Clarinet Thing,
Joe Goode Performance Group, beside producing soundtrack music and
a contemporary Hamlet production. This compendium collects work
from these projects. Still, there are some other fascinating groups
absent fron this compendium featuring Custer's playing. Most notably
among these is Eighty Mile Beach and Trance Mission. The woman that
deserves a box set is seeing her talent and invention crammed onto
a single CD. Often choosing the bass clarinet, Custer suggests a
whimsical, slow ragtime in her loose, rolling style. Custer's ability
on piano, organ, keyboard and more is also displayed here. Clarinet
Thing is a clarinet quintet. Clarinet Thing contributes "Echoes
of Harlem," an Ellington medley. The group includes Tom Waits as
Ralph Carney and John Zorn as Ben Goldberg in its membership. (4.5) |
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Toshi
Reagon
The Righteous Ones
Razor & Tie
http://www.razorandtie.com
http://www.toshireagon.com
Toshi Reagon is a soulful pop vocalist powerhouse.
Broad strokes of gospel and funk give life to her dynamic music.
Having left Sweet Honey in the Rock, the female vocal group founded
twenty-five years ago by her mother, former Freedom Singer Bernice
Johnson Reagon, Toshi is fueled and ready to launch an impressive
solo career after quietly releasing two albums prior to this. Like
Stevie Wonder, Prince or Led Zeppelin, Toshi provides a turbo-blues
sound. Unlike those artists, though, Reagon main instrument and
source of energy is a versatile and potent vocal delivery. Sometimes
a hip, folk-leaning rocker and at other times a stunning blues siren,
Reagon never relents and never lets down. (4) |
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Swisher
SWISHER
Swisher, 142 Carpenter St., Philadelphia PA, 19147
Swisher@yikesnet.com
Swisher is a power pop project that combines the
punk jubilance of The Ramones with the sugary sounds of teenbeat
Swisher is mining the same cute-vein of American pop that Shonen
Knife is, but Swisher boasts more of a punk-rock backbone. Channeling
all the energy is the spinal cord of the system, guitarist and lead
vocalist Sara Weaver. Adding a cool, '60's psychedelic edge to her
delivery is the backing vocals and Farfisa organ of Patty Gilson.
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Outsight
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Current reading list:
'Collected Essays' (Huxley)
'The Discoverers' (Boorsin)
'Stupid Web Tricks' |
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