Album Name: Blood of Angels Artist: Michelle Belanger Year/Label: 2006 / Monolith Graphics Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Michelle Belanger sang on an album by darkwave band Nox Arcana and thus this record came to be. Belanger sings and writes…
Category: Album Reviews
Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: Almost Home by Courtney Fortune
Album Name: Almost Home Artist: Courtney Fortune Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Courtney Fortune’s ep is a charming jazzy record. She starts by covering Oasis “Champagne Supernova” and turns it into a jazz standard. Her croon…
Album Review: Ripley by Ripley
Album Name: Ripley Artist: Ripley Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell This is an ep Alice Ripley and her band made before she got around to the brilliant debut I just wrote about here. This is just…
Album Review: Eisblume by Eisblume
Album Name: Eisblume Artist: Eisblume Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Christine Westphal is Eisblume and this is her debut album. Its electronic sound and melancholy mood is very appealing. “Sorrowed Heart of Sadness” is a dreamy…
Album Review: Eglantine Gouzy by Eglantine Gouzy
Album Name: Eglantine Gouzy Artist: Eglantine Gouzy Year/Label: 2006 / Osaka Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Eglatine Gouzy began making music after leaving a boyfriend. She took his Kaoss pad and began. Her debut sees her making cute quirky…
Album Review: Quero Saber by Carla Hassett
Album Name: Quero Saber Artist: Carla Hassett Year/Label: 2006 / LABEL This one is not really my bag which is why I am mentioning it here and not on the main site. The reason I mention it at all is…
Album Review: Rose Ink by Buick Audra
Album Name: Rose Ink Artist: Buick Audra Year/Label: 2006 / Trimming the Shield Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I can’t really place who this group (artist?) reminds me of. There’s something familiar about the voice of singer…
Album Review: Letters, Prayers, and Journal Entries by Anne Davis
Album Name: Letters, Prayers, and Journal Entries Artist: Anne Davis Year/Label: 2003 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Anne Davis has a really comforting voice. It’s got touch of smoke to it. The genre could be…
Album Review: Back to the Roots by Zera Vaughan
Album Name: Back to the Roots Artist: Zera Vaughan Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This album is filled with music that is an interesting mix of Middle Eastern, techno, and trip-hop. Vaughan has…
Album Review: Ancient Shadows by Priscilla Hernandez
Album Name: Ancient Shadows (the Ghost and the Fairy) Artist: Priscilla Hernandez Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds *Sigh* after listening to tinny sounding, poorly produced folk music this is just what I need.…