Album Name: Emily Rodgers and her Majesty’s Stars Artist: Emily Rodgers and her Majesty’s Stars Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Emily Rodgers has a lovely voice and puts it to good use on…
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Album Review: Disfigured Live by Menthol Hill
Album Name: Disfigured Live Artist: Menthol Hill Year/Label: 2005 / k_pod audio Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Menthol Hill has put out a strange and lovely atmospheric record. “Check Out Your Mind” is slow and dreamy and…
Album Review: Jakarta Skyscraper by Jakarta Skyscraper
Album Name: Jakarta Skyscraper Artist: Jakarta Skyscraper Year/Label: 2005 / Tart Garage Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Jakarta Skyscraper makes good use of the dissonant minor chords…and I love it. “Open Gates” has a bit of…
Album Review: Is it Love? by Gail Marten
Album Name: Is it Love? Artist: Gail Marten and the Clem Ehoff Trio Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’ve said it before; I’m not very well versed in jazz. So don’t expect any…
Album Review: The Little Things by Claudia DiNatale
Album Name: The Little Things Artist: Claudia DiNatale Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Claudia DiNatale’s debut starts confidently with the ultra-catchy title track. Soaring vocals and a memorable melody make it a great song. “Been with…
Album Review: 8 by Coppe
Album Name: 8 Artist: Coppe Year/Label: 2005 / Mango and Sweet Rice [Buy at Coppe Official Site] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Japanese singer Coppe (a nickname, her real name is Yoshimi) puts out her eight album…
Interview: Isobel Heyworth
Isobel Heyworth Interview by David Adair “Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them”. The sweet voiced Isobel Heyworth falls into the latter category, with her unassuming and a…
Album Review: Maybe We’re Making… by Dreamend
Album Name: Maybe We’re Making God Sad and Lonely Artist: Dreamend Year/Label: 2005 / Graveface Records [Buy at Amazon] [Buy at Graveface Records] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds God, this is a beautiful CD. I reviewed Dreamend’s…
Album Review: Brooklyn Cowgirl by Judy Klass
Album Name: Brooklyn Cowgirl Artist: Judy Klass Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds OK I am not usually a fan of country music, but I kind of fell for this CD when I heard…
Concerts: Beth Amsel in St. Paul
Artist: Beth Amsel Date: August 25, 2005 Venue: Gingko Coffee House City: St. Paul, MN Review by [Amy Lotsberg] Producer of Collected Sounds It was strange for me to see Beth play when it’s not in my home! This was…