Album Name: Rose et Noire Artist: Rose et Noire Year/Label: 2004 / Discordian records [Buy at Amazon France] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Rose et noire is a collaboration between singer Marie Möör and Laurence Chambert. The result is an…
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Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: 10,000 Stones by Adrianne
Album Name: 10,000 Stones Artist: Adrianne Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Some months ago I received a sampler of Adrianne’s music with just two songs on it. Well, I’ve been hooked on those…
Album Review:A Distant Bell by Caroline Lavelle
Album Name: A Distant Bell Artist: Caroline Lavelle Year/Label: 2004 / Ringing tree records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Caroline Lavelle has previously recorded two solo records and worked with famous artists like Massive Attack and William Orbit. This new…
Album Review: As if by Ghosts by Dreamend
Album Name: As if by Ghosts Artist: Dreamend Year/Label: 2004 / Graveface Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds First a note about the packaging…in a word, cool. The case is made of some kind of cardboard with…
Album Review: Sounds for Staying Home by TorCH
Album Name: Sounds for Staying Home Artist: TorCH Year/Label: 2002 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell The gifted singer Seela has released several solo records. She also sings with the jazz combo TorCH. Their repertoire is standards, but it’s…
Album Review: Trashbag Birdie by Joni Laurence
Album Name: Trashbag Birdie Artist: Joni Laurence Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Now I’m not a fan of country, and this recording is straying into that category, but I still think it’s pretty…
Album Review: White Turns Blue by Maria Mena
Album Name: White Turns Blue Artist: Maria Mena Year/Label: 2004 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I was aware of Maria Mena and her release of her debut CD, “White Turns Blue” for…
Album Review: Woman Mother Earth Sky by Roberta Chevrette
Album Name: Woman Mother Earth Sky Artist: Roberta Chevrette Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Now this is folk music. Acoustic guitar…sweet voice…intelligent and political lyrics…it’s everything folk is supposed to be. Chevrette’s style…
Album Review: Sleepy Buildings by The Gathering
Album Name: Sleepy Buildings Artist: The Gathering Year/Label: 2004/Century Media [Buy at Amazon] Review by Tim Meyerink The Gathering has always been a very prominent band in the gothic-metal genre, being one of the first bands to make such music…
Album Review: 250 Times Sweeter than Sugar by Mimi Ferocious
Album Name: 250 Times Sweeter than Sugar Artist: Mimi Ferocious Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Stephanie St.John made her solo debut with “Cinderella’s Dead”. Now she’s back with the superbly named band Mimi Ferocious. This record…