Album Name: Electra Artist: Penny Ikinger Year/Label: 2003 / Career Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Australian singer Penny Ikinger arrives with a bang on “Electra”. Her music is hard-edged but intelligent and her talent as a…
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Album Review: Enchant by Emilie Autumn
Album Name: Enchant Artist: Emilie Autumn Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Some time ago I purchased Emilie Autumn’s EP, “Chambermaid” and I quite enjoyed it. This full-length CD has the songs I was…
Album Review: No Fear in Love by Tricia Greenwood
Album Name: No Fear in Love Artist: Tricia Greenwood Year/Label: 2003 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’ve been listening to piano for so long the fact that this is guitar driven is a bit of…
Album Review: Dust by Raquy Danziger
Album Name: Dust Artist: Raquy Danziger Year/Label: 2002 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds The music is described as such on CD Baby: “Progressive Instrumental Middle-Eastern Music with a Rock/Electronic Sound. Also features electrifying percussion pieces…
Album Review: Sapphire Days by Ann Sweeten
Album Name: Sapphire Days Artist: Ann Sweeten Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Part if this may be that I just finished listening to and reviewing a CD which consisted of extremely frenetic drumming…
Album Review: Almost In The Land Of More or Less by Stacy Harshman
Album Name: Almost In The Land Of More or Less Artist: Stacy Harshman Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Stacy Harshman’s dreamy music is a real treat to hear. She sings delicately but her words have resonance.…
Album Review: It’s a Movie by Shane Nicholson
Album Name: It’s a Movie Artist: Shane Nicholson Year/Label:2004 / Virt Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Australian Shane Nicholson is the first male to be signed by Collected Sounds favorite Indie Record Label, Virt Records. So…
Album Review: Edible Darling by Ben Arthur
Album Name: Edible Darling Artist: Ben Arthur Year/Label: 2004 / Bardic Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Producer of Collected Sounds Let’s just get this out of the way…that cover art gives me the heebies. I have a weird…
Album Review: Educated Guess by Ani DiFranco
Album Name: Educated Guess Artist: Ani DiFranco Year/Label: 2004/ Righteous Babe Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’m going to review this CD a little differently than most. I am a die-hard Ani fan.…
Album Review: Plastic Apple by Sophe Lux
Album Name: Plastic Apple Artist: Sophe Lux Year/Label: 2002 / Zarathustra Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Sophe Lux is a band fronted by Wendy Lynne Haynes. Their debut boasts original songs about unusual topics. “Void of Course” is a…