Minotaur Shock Discography of CDs

Minotaur Shock discography Recording information: Bristol; The Garage, Bristol; Toybox, Bristol.

Minotaur Shock songs Minotaur Shock (aka) David Edwards follows the lively synth pop shanties of Maritime with Amateur Dramatics, an album that's as big a step forward for his music as Maritime was compared to what came before it. Where that album was bright, bouncy, and overtly synthetic with a few live instruments, Amateur Dramatics is often dark, sophisticated, and urgent, with even more live instrumentation -- courtesy mostly of violinist James Underwood and woodwind player Emily Wakefield -- and nods to classical composition. "AmDram" is a perfect example of the album's direction, but there are still plenty of moments where Minotaur Shock's playfulness and love of '80s synth pop is out in full force. "Accelerated Footage" is particularly witty, pitting rapid-fire blips and a relentless synth-bass with saxophone and strings. Edwards' gift for character sketches is stronger than ever, especially on "Zookeeper," which opens the album with wry interplay between piano, violin, and a glitchy rhythm, and on "Jason Forrest," a cranky sounding track propelled by a Detroit techno-tinged beat and given a twist with spiraling saxophones and guitars. However, Amateur Dramatics' best track is "This Plane Is Going to Fall," which melds the breathy vocals of Anna-Lynne Williams into a soothing, hypnotic, and surprisingly danceable track. A seamless mix of styles and sounds, this album shows that Edwards can make almost any kind ...

Minotaur Shock CD discography Recording information: Bristol; The Garage, Bristol; Toybox, Bristol.

Minotaur Shock albums For his full-length 4AD debut, "Folktronica" artist David Edwards (aka Minotaur Shock) offers a concept album of sorts built around nautical themes and glitchy instrumental sea chanteys for the 21st century. Like fellow one-man-band contemporaries Four Tet and Caribou, Edwards inventively blends acoustic instrumentation with prominent keyboard lines and ...

Minotaur Shock music CDs Photographer: Dominic Jones. Personnel: Joanne (flute); David Eugene Edwards (programming). Recording information: SOA, Bristol, England.

Minotaur Shock discography Winsome, at-home electronic music of all stripes is a growth industry-and-a-half when it comes to the start of a new millennium, and Minotaur Shock's (aka David Eugene Edwards) latest effort (actually a re-release of two earlier EPs) is part of a particularly large -- if not overwhelming -- field. ...

Minotaur Shock songs Track Listing of songs: Websites; Roman Answer; First To Back Down; Moray Arrival; Chance Anthem; The Range; Local Violin Shop; Three Magpies; There Is A Dog; Out Of The Hot; Primary;

Minotaur Shock CD discography Audio Remixers: Jimmy Shaw; David Eugene Edwards; Robert Benvie; Ian McGettigan. Recording information: ASF Studios; At Home, Bristol, England; At Home, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Ohne Micro Studio 3, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canad; The Party Studios, Monocentre, Ontario, Canada. Photographer: Amy Milan. Unknown Contributor Role: Torquil Campbell. Personnel: Kevin Drew (vocals); ...

Minotaur Shock albums Track Listing of songs: DISC 1: I Feel Just Like a Child; Be Gentle With Me; Vigo Bay; Mighty Girl; Slow; Too Much Love; Proper Ornaments, The; Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me; No Satisfaction; Yer Actual; Eight Steps; Perfidia; I Wanna Bite Ya; I'm in No Mood; Romceasca; DISC 2: ...

Minotaur Shock music CDs Track Listing of songs: Genesis/Reply To Censure; My Papa's Waltz; Genesis/Reply To Censure;