Category: Album Reviews

Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.

Album Review: Falling by Anat Damon

Album Name: Falling Artist: Anat Damon Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Anat Damon’s music is charming and slightly reminiscent of a more electronically inclined Cat Power. She has apparently started making music fairly recently, but she…

Album Review: Savage Bliss by Arthur Loves Plastic

Album Name: Savage Bliss Artist: Arthur Loves Plastic Year/Label: 2004 / Machine Heart Music Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Bev Stanton is at it again with her electronica project. “Savage Bliss” is harder-edged than previous works by her. “Ecstasy” throbs…

Album Review: Florilegium by Lupercalia

Album Name: Florilegium Artist: Lupercalia Year/Label: 2004 / Equilibrium Music [Buy at Equilibrium Music] / Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Lupercalia are Claudia Floro and Riccardo Prencipe of Italy. The soprano voice of Florio in combination with multi-instrumentalist Prencipe’s work…

Album Review: Facettes by Eilera

Album Name: Facettes Artist: Eilera Year/Label: 2004 / Independent [Buy at Eilera Official Site] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell The French duo Eilera consist of Eilera and Loic Tezenas. Their music is a mix of an intriguing mix of Eilera’s…

Album Review: On the Right Track by Wendy Daniels

Album Name: On the Right Track Artist: Wendy Daniels Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Whenever I get a country CD I realize that it’s apparent that not all the artists read my submission…

Album Review: Seedling by Jane

Album Name: Seedling Artist: Jane Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I reviewed Jane’s debut release;”Close Up and Real” about a year ago. That one had a distinct 80s flair to it. This one…

Album Review:Manifesto by Emma Cook

Album Name: Manifesto Artist: Emma Cook Year/Label: 2004 / Independent [Buy at Indie Pool.com] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Toronto’s Emma Cook is further proof that there is something in the water in Canada. That country seems…

Album Review: Caller Seventeen Dani Linnetz

Album Name: Caller Seventeen Artist: Dani Linnetz Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds My first copy of this CD was cracked so my anticipation to listen was crushed when I first received this. But…

Album Review: When I Close My Eyes by Ann Dyer

Album Name: When I Close My Eyes Artist: Ann Dyer Year/Label: 2004 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Jazz singer Ann Dyer has made a rich, fascinating album with “When I Close My Eyes”. She interprets…