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If you're going to kick off an album with a song called "Divers Do It Deeper," you should either be really good with the comedy or just really good, period. Sorcerer, the nom de plume (or beat) of Dan Judd from the band Call & Response, aims for the good in general, happily, and if White Magic isn't a suddenly out-of-nowhere high point for music in 2007, it is an easygoing but not lazy blend of dance styles that aims for the gently upbeat. Like a fair number of fellow musical travelers, Sorcerer's main fascination seems to lie with a kind of not-quite-real-but-close vision of dance music at the turn of the '80s as a multifaceted blend between understated funk and disco, proto-chillout jazz, and early digital electronic production in general. If the vision isn't per se unique, the execution matters most, and while White Magic almost works better in individual moments rather than as a full album -- though it might have worked best as a continual mix -- those moments can be solid ones, as with the tight guitar riff on "Surfing at Midnight" and "Egyptian Sunset" or the just-anthemic-enough synth flow on "Blind Yachtsman" and "Airbrush Dragon," the latter of which manages the neat trick of suggesting any number of electronic pioneers and popularizers without specifically sounding like any. An even better standout is "Slow Burning Hands," which seems to have everything from a slowed-down mariachi beat to lush electric guitar washes interspersed with soft acoustic filigrees. It might not be a full-on beat apocalypse, but as its own take on a form it's still a reflective treasure, suggesting sunny beaches and the ability to get away from it all, even if only briefly. ~ Ned Raggett
2007 album from Daniel Judd (AKA Sorcerer) best known as a member of Call And Response. White Magic is a thoroughly modern Electronic album that has it's musical roots planted firmly in the '80s with it's fiery blend of Disco Funk, Pop and New Wave. 11 songs.Uncut (p.113) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Sorcerer] combines the insistent synth-pulse of Italo disco with the shimmering AOR of TANGO IN THE NIGHT-era Fleetwood Mac to balmy effect." Sorcerer White Magic Songs | 1. | Divers Go It Deeper |
| 2. | Surfing at Midnight |
| 3. | Hawaiian Island |
| 4. | Airbrush Dragon |
| 5. | Egyptian Sunset |
| 6. | Slow Burning Hands |
| 7. | Tennis (Game Set Patch) |
| 8. | Surf Wax |
| 9. | Blind Yachtsman |
| 10. | Bamboo Brainwave |
| 11. | Popsicle Orange |
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$11.65 EVERCLEAR, AMC's finest hour and one the '90s' most powerful albums, is simultaneously lush and searing, heartache and despair borne out in elegant arrangements that combine fragile prettiness and soul-baring howls of pain. Multi-instrumentalist Bruce Kaphan rose to the occasion of his production debut. The canyons of reverb on the instruments are strangely appropriate, highlighting the almost decadent, tragically beautiful feel of the songs. Keyboards, pedal steel, and acoustic guitars drift like abandoned ships swirling around in a colorfully tempestuous sea full of unknown nautical demons. Guitarist Vudi contributes some of the most artful, non-traditional sounds ever concocted by a "rock" axeman.
The album begins with a slow, soulful lament to a love who's either sleeping or dead, before taking up the subject of mortality more fully in the anthemic "Rise," written by Eitzel for an AIDS-stricken friend. Eitzel observes the trials of those around him on "Ex-Girlfriend," but "Sick ...
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| | Trembling Blue Stars Last Holy Writer CD (2007) (Import) United Kingdom
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$15.25 Truth be told, the Trembling Blue Stars routine was getting kind of stale by the release of Seven Autumn Flowers in 2004. With that album they crossed the line that divides reliable and predictable; no longer did the morose lyrics, melancholy vocals, minor chords and cheesy synths make a positive impression. Luckily for fans of the band, The Last Holy Writer is a comeback of sorts, certainly an improvement, and maybe even one of their finest records. How did they do it? It's hard to say because on the surface it seems like not much has changed sound or mood-wise. There's still a preponderance of downbeat lyrics and Bob Wratten hasn't suddenly traded in his mope for a smile, no fear of that anytime soon. The building blocks of their sound are mostly the same too. What makes a difference here is a boost in the overall energy level from unrelenting gloom to mostly sad, a slightly expanded sonic ...
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| | Border Town Fools No Fools Here CD (2001)
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$13.65 Reviewer says "This music is 'biculturally stimulating' to your ears. I love it! You won't be disappointed!!" (Meza)RHYTHMIC SOUNDS FROM THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER!!!The Border Town Fools are a 5-piece band from El Paso, Texaswho compose and perform an eclectic mix of songs and styles,each with its distinct charm and personality, some even have a "Border Town Tequila Punch."The entree includes:1. the rock flavored "Scorpion King"2. a mix of jazz to rock on "Happy Road"3. the gypsy-latino-rock groove on "Dueto/Paloma Mia"4. a taste of 70's guitar-rock on "Late at Night"5. a new age rock instrumental "Nube Negra"6. this beautiful latino love ballad "Sin Su Amor"7. straight ahead rock n roll on "Just u n' Me"8. a slice of intoxicating jazz-latino-blues on "Lethermenz Slide"9. some Chicano-rock en ...
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$10.15 It all commences normally enough. An alto voice -- demure, warm, intimate --sings over the rich, acoustic textures. Then the lyrics emerge, twisting and turning into a kaleidoscopic marvel of bizarre reference points; images and allegories connected through deft word-play and the power of sheer imagination. Meet Vanessa Lowe, an artist whose seductively entertaining songs connect points hitherto unrelated: suicidal cypress trees, Mona Lisa, a prostitute and her cleaning man -- even "that Shakespeare dude". "I used to have a real job/now I just sing weird songs" she sings. Indeed. After sailing straight through college and six years of grad school, Vanessa worked in one of the most responsible jobs imaginable -- as a doctor of clinical psychology. But her innate creativity was bound to change the course of her life. Vanessa, born in New York City, began playing guitar at age eight. In college she began writing songs, and in the hallowed tradition, lugged her guitar case through the streets of Greenwich Village to perform in the venerable coffeehouses. Later, living in Boston, she was influenced by the literary power of that city's burgeoning folk community. Now she resides in Berkeley, California -- which she describes as providing, "... an incredible diversity of every conceivable sort; an infinite supply of images ...
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| | Intronaut Challenger CD (2007)
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$9.69 A mixed bag comprised of three new songs, five live recordings, one remix, and one untitled secret track, 2007's obviously disjointed The Challenger may seem like an ill-advised release coming from Los Angeles' fast rising technical metal darlings Intronaut. But its genesis does have a well-grounded explanation in the previously announced departure of founding guitarist and vocalist Leon Del Muerte, whose tenure the band chose to punctuate by releasing all of their remaining collaborative material, rather than carrying it over into their next cycle of work. This, as it were, is a perfectly legitimate choice since, like all Intronaut's previous releases, The Challenger's scant virgin offerings contain music of exceedingly high grade. Of the three newly penned songs, ...
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