Album Name: Daydreamer Artist: Michiko Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Christine Michiko Wehrmeir or Michiko for short has played and written everything on this album of electro pop. Actually she makes several styles stick together nicely.…
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Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: Wooing the Lorelei by Mary Morton
Album Name: Wooing the Lorelei Artist: Mary Morton Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Mary Morton has a nice retro jazz thing going on this record. She writes all the songs and her lyrics are sharp and…
Album Review: Morning Somewhere by Shelley Miller
Album Name: Morning Somewhere Artist: Shelley Miller Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’d heard Shelley Miller’s name bandied about on the Internet on the various mailing lists I am on, but had never…
Album Review: Mantra Chill Out by OHM Spirit Sound
Album Name: Mantra Chill Out Artist: OHM Spirit Sound Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds OHM Spirit sound is Julia Claire and Carles Reig. She is the vocalist and he the composer.*(see correction) This…
Album Review: Edge of Spring by Sally Doherty & the Sumacs
Album Name: Edge of Spring: A Collection of Songs 1995-2005 Artist: Sally Doherty & the Sumacs Year/Label: 2006/ Shayo Records [Buy at Strange Fortune] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This record is a mixture of previously unreleased…
Album Review: Morning Somewhere by Shelley Miller
Album Review: Morning Somewhere by Shelley Miller Album Name: Morning Somewhere Artist: Shelley Miller Year/Label: 2009 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’d heard Shelley Miller’s name bandied about on the Internet on…
Album Review: Unlucky Atlas by Unlucky Atlas
Album Name: Unlucky Atlas Artist: Unlucky Atlas Year/Label: 2006 / No Idea Records Gosh, another hard to classify record. Sometimes I want to say Celtic but it’s not really Celtic, and it’s not really like anything else either. With instruments…
Album Review: Redemption Songs by Daphne Rubin-Vega
Album Name: Redemption Songs Artist: Daphne Rubin-Vega Year/Label: 2006 / Independent This is a bit of an eclectic record. It’s difficult to categorize. There are many flavors here. She begins with a mainly pop-rock song, moves into some Latin grooves,…
Album Review: Deeper Waters by Laura Vecchione
Album Name: Deeper Waters Artist: Laura Vecchione Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds My first impression of this record was that is was too bluesy for me. I listened to it twice but it…
Album Review: A Strange Gathering by Tre Lux
Album Name: A Strange Gathering Artist: Tre Lux Year/Label: 2006 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Tina Root was one half of darkwave duo Switchblade Symphony. Her new project starts with an album of covers. The…