After a pair of capable but minimally distributed solo records under her own name, singer/songwriter Lauri Kranz formed the loose-knit group Snow & Voices to reintroduce her quietly compelling style. Snow & Voices CD music Press comparisons to Mazzy Star are rife, but Kranz is a far less ethereal presence than Hope Sandoval; a more accurate vocal comparison would be -- no kidding -- mid-'70s Maria Muldaur. Kranz strikes a similar balance between a throaty purr and an angelic higher register that's best ...See Full Description
Snow & Voices CD music. Audio Mixer: Lee Ranaldo.
Recording information: 16ieme Festival International De Musique Actuelle, Vict (05/24/1999).
Photographers: Christian Marclay; Tim Morozzo; Lee Ranaldo.
May 24, 1999: Sonic Youth members perform at the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville for the third time in four years. This time around, guitarists Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo flank experimental turntablist Christian Marclay. An audience member shouts, "F*ck sh*t up" just before they start playing -- an album title delivered for free. And then they dived, playing a 63-minute set, followed by a nine-minute encore, bringing the festival to an end. Marclay weaves a backdrop of sounds -- strange snippets of music, needle-skipping, and surface noise -- while Moore and Ranaldo produce huge waves of feedback and walls of electric guitar sounds. The piece aims at being organic, but it just doesn't quite reach that state. Was it communication problems? But the performers were mostly working each in their own corner. They produced a nice gust of sound, but it hardly really came together and connected -- fact is, the set almost collapsed halfway through. The encore finds Marclay delivering the performance of the night, blending noise rock with Dixie and Elvis Presley while Ranaldo accompanies him on what must be one of the last crackelboxes still around: the highlight of the album. The album was mixed down from two recordings of the show, one made in the venue itself, the other from Radio-Canada. ~ François Couture
Snow & Voices music CDs. Recorded in New York in 1965. Includes liner notes by James Gavin.
This is a reissue of a rare early recording that the Washington, DC based Shirley Horn made in 1965 in New York City for ABC-Paramount. Though TRAVELIN' LIGHT received enthusiastic reviews at the time, it quickly went out of print. Unlike her earlier Mercury recordings, here Horn was permitted to spotlight her trio and accompany herself on piano.
Her whispery, sultry, and smoky vocals are subtle and languid. Her phrasing is exquisitely intimate and conversational, relying on odd metered timing rather than volume to make an emotional point. Her masterly chord cluster piano style punctuates each vocal phrase. The song arrangements (mostly for a ...
Snow & Voices songs. Track Listing of songs: These Are the Days; Twentysomething; Wind Cries Mary; All at Sea; Lover, You Should Have Come Over; Singin' in the Rain; I Get a Kick Out of You; Blame It on My Youth; High & Dry; It's About ...
Snow & Voices album. Track Listing of songs: Do to Others; Welcome to God's House; We've Got the Power; Happy Are All of My Children; We Will Bring Your Peace; When We Listen; Good Things; Nothing Can Take Us Away; I Will Bless You, Lord; We ...
Snow & Voices album. Libra - September 21 to October 20The Libra is diplomatic, romantic and idealistic, charming, easy going and sociable by nature, peaceable and generous. By listening to this album designed specifically for his zodiac sign, the Libra can harness the positive ...
It all started when D'Breeon was invited to Paisley Park (the studio belonging to Prince), D'BREEON laid down the track "Call HER" available on D'BREEON's internationally distributed album 'DO IT'. Now the former Stanley Jordan saxman and singer D'BREEON has ...
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