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Experimental popsters His Name is Alive's first record since leaving their home at the legendary 4AD Records proves the band lost no momentum in the move. In fact, 2006's DETROLA, released on Reincarnate, is one of the band's most focused and accomplished efforts. Chilly electro keyboards, memorable Beatlesque melodies, acoustic singer-songwriterisms, and ethereal collages mix together for a unique and immediately appealing sound.
The band's trademark sonic tweaking is in full effect here, even when it is used in the service of comparatively straightforward song structures (as on the excellent "After I Leave You," which rides a thin, distorted electro-groove). By merging classic psychedelia, new wave, electronica, folk, and mainstream pop, DETROLA bounces between the '60s, '70s, '80s, and the future with enough tuneful integrity and general inventiveness to keep listeners coming back for more.
Arranger: Warren Defever.
His Name Is Alive: Fender (vocals, saxophone, trumpet); Lovetta Pippen, Erika Hoffmann, Andrea (vocals); Jamie Saltsman (strings, bass instrument, upright bass); Jean Cook (strings); Faruq Z. Bey (saxophone); Scott Goldstein, Daniel Piccolo (drums); Elliot Bergman (mbira); Olman Piedra, Gentle Jamie (percussion); Hitoko (bells); Jacob Danziger, Justin Walter.
Personnel: Lovetta Sharie Pippen (vocals); Jacob Danziger (violin, strings); Elliot Bergman (flute, bass clarinet, saxophone, alto saxophone, piano); Justin Walter (trumpet); Scott Goldstein, Dan Piccolo (drums); Hitoko Sakai (bells).
Magnet (p.99) - "Most of DETROLA concerns itself with creating dreamscapes, centering the music in quiet keyboard drones and frozen country landscapes..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.101) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "There are some great moments...like 'Summer Left Your Heart Behind', with its sax and bass clarinet ensemble and the glorious, effortlessly buoyant tune, 'Seven Minutes In Heaven'..."
His Name Is Alive - Detrola Songs
| 1 | Introduction | | | |
| 2 | After I Leave U | | | |
| 3 | I Thought I Saw | | | |
| 4 | In My Dreams | | | |
| 5 | *C*A*T*S* | | | |
| 6 | Your Bones * See All 2 | 4:16 | $0.99 | (From different album) |
| 7 | You Need A Heart | | | |
| 8 | You and Me * See All 2 | 0:18 | $0.99 | (From different album) |
| 9 | Get Your Curse | | | |
| 10 | Seven Minutes | | | |
| 11 | Send My Face | | | |
| (*) MP3 for this song is from a different CD. Listen to the sound sample to be sure this is the version you're looking for. |
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