Album Name: Arcana Eco Artist: Ataraxia Year/Label: 2005 / Ark Records [Buy at Ark Records] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Ataraxia is a neo-classical group with a number of releases under their belt. This new cd comes with a book…
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Album Review: Insignificance by Barbez
Album Name: Insignificance Artist: Barbez Year/Label: 2005 / Important Records [Buy at Amazon] [Buy at Barbez Site] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Barbez is back with a new record. The Brooklyn-based eclectic band is not your average group. The lovely…
Album Review: Until Now by Tima Montemayer
Album Name: Until Now Artist: Tima Montemayer Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Tima Montemayer Official Site] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Tima Montemayer (That’s not a typo, her name is TIMA, not Tina) has released a…
Album Review: Naked by Anny
Album Name: Naked Artist: Anny Year/Label: 2005 / Uncommon Sound & Uncommon Culture Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I reviewed Anny’s first CD, “Strange and Beautiful” back in 2000. In fact, it was one of the first…
Album Review: Virtual Booty Machine by Lovewhip
Album Name: Virtual Booty Machine Artist: Lovewhip Year/Label: 2005 / Squirrelygirl Music Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I reviewed Lovewhip’s previous CD, Boucehall in 2003. At that time I considered them “keg-rock”, but I think they’ve changed.…
Album Review: Retrospective by Natalie Merchant
Album Name: Retrospective (1995-2005) Artist: Natalie Merchant Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Well, I don’t think I have to tell you how fabulous and classy Natalie Merchant is. She’s a…
Album Review: Hotel Two-Way by Tryst
Album Name: Hotel Two-Way Artist: Tryst Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I reviewed Tryst’s previous release, “Kids of Big Stars” in 2003 and I liked it very much. This release is also quite…
Album Review: A Comfortable Struggle by The Side Project
Album Name: A Comfortable Struggle Artist: The Side Project Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds The Side Project has released a very nice soft piano pop album. I would say it fits squarely in…
Album Review: Pale Light by Olga Salamanca
Album Name: Pale Light Artist: Olga Salamanca Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Olga Salamanca is Collected Sounds’ Spotlight Artist of the Month for October 2005. Aside from being physically beautiful,…
I got my PIANO
Well, for my birthday, I got my wish…I got a piano. This means that when I do house concerts the artists can choose to play a real piano if they like instead of using an electronic keyboard. It’s a little…