Album Name: Sellisternia Artist: Regan Year/Label: 2002 / High Priestess Productions Review by Digman Measuring with a sound line for depth; vocally erotic and twelve fathoms deep (tracks), “Sellisterni” (a sacred banquet) is the rhythmically applied art of techno passion…
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Album Review: Angels & Aliens & Monsters & Freaks by Rachel Cross
Album Name: Angels & Aliens & Monsters & Freaks Artist: Rachel Cross Year/Label: 2001 / Dreamy Eyes Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Digman An eclectic and passionate fourteen-track CD grocery bag of lyrically edible produce, which is carried and…
Album Review: The Other Way by Lisa Hogan
Album Name: The Other Way Artist: Lisa Hogan Year/Label: 2002 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds In almost every review that came with the CD there was a comparison to Sarah McLachlan. I don’t see it.…
Album Review: Water by Alysson Light
Album Name: Water Artist: Alysson Light Year/Label: 2002 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Alysson Light is a surprise. A nice surprise. In the day of Britney, Mandy, Christina and the like it’s refreshing to see…
Album Review: Shades by Edie
Album Name: Shades Artist: Edie Year/Label: 2002 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Edie has a lovely voice. On “Glide” she sounds like Sinead O’Connor while the intensity of the music builds gradually. Her debut “Shades” is lushly textured…
Album Review: Corrupted Flowers by Industrial Honey
Album Name: Corrupted Flowers Artist: Industrial Honey Year/Label: 2002 / Little Yellow Bastard Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Desdamona Racheli fronts Industrial Honey. Her music is alternative rock with plenty of energy and poise. Racheli’s voice is capable of…
Album Review: PurrBox by PurrBox
Album Name: PurrBox Artist: PurrBox Year/Label: 2002 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds PurrBox could be described as fun, peppy, poppy with a punk edge. Miss Mellie (Melanie Isaksen) heads the group and her voice is…
Album Review: Shake It Around by Alison Pipitone
Album Name: Shake It Around Artist: Alison Pipitone Year/Label: 2002 / Slice Records Review by Pam Huwig I have a weakness for raspy, unrefined voice–especially combines with the kind of fingers that can white-knuckle their way through most any song.…
Album Review: Moravian Star by Brittany Shane
Album Name: Moravian Star Artist: Brittany Shane Year/Label: 2000 / Brittany Safranek Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Brittany Shane’s music is gentle yet intense. It has a country-tinged feel to it. Tracks like the marvellous “I Think I Live/Die” show…
Album Review: Queenie by Queenie
Album Name: Queenie Artist: Queenie Year/Label: 2001 / Fierce Petticoat Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Queenie has what it takes to stand out in a crowd. Her soft voice and evocative sound contribute to that. Songs like the thougthful…