Album Name: Niyaz Artist: Niyaz Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Niyaz by Niyaz / 2006 [Buy at Amazon] Elysium for the Brave by Azam Ali / 2006 [Buy at Amazon] Portals of Grace by Azam Ali/ 2002 [Buy at Amazon] From…
Category: Album Reviews
Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: From East to West by Julia Marty
Album Name: From East to West Artist: Julia Marty Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Julia Marty grew up in the former Soviet Union (her birth name is Ioulia Vladimirovna Danshina) but now lives…
Album Review: Sketches by Alexa Ray Joel
Album Name: Sketches Artist: Alexa Ray Joel Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Normally when I review a new artist who is related to someone famous I try to downplay that aspect. But when…
Album Review: Jealous Girl by Sarah Dashew
Album Name: Jealous Girl Artist: Sarah Dashew Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds There’s a bit of a country twinge to this record. Actually perhaps more than a twinge. Being someone who doesn’t really…
Album Review: Little Films by Vanessa Peters and Ice Cream on Mondays
Album Name: Little Films Artist: Vanessa Peters and Ice Cream on Mondays Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’ve reviewed a few of Vanessa Peters’s CDs in the past. I’ve enjoyed them all. See…
Album Review: About this Girl by The Histrioniks
Album Name: About this Girl Artist: The Histrioniks Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds First of all, how great is the name Histrioniks? I reviewed the debut CD from this band back in and…
Album Review: Under (EP) by Under
Album Name: Under Artist: Under Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Why are the good ones often so short? I think I was expecting something more industrial judging by the cover. I’m not sure…
Album Review: Outtasite by Ripley
Album Name: Outtasite Artist: Ripley Year/Label: 2006 / Shellac Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Actress and singer Alice Ripley fronts the eponymous group with consummate élan. She’s made a solo record and an ep before this new release. The…
Album Review: Angora by Mischa Kaye
Album Name: Angora Artist: Mischa Kaye Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Mischa Kaye’s debut ep shows a lot of promise. She has a sweet voice and a capacity for writing great melodies. The opener is grand…
Mini-Review: State of Grace III by Paul Schwartz
Album Name: State of Grace III Artist: Paul Schwartz Year/Label: 2006 / Koch Int’l Classics Judging by the name, I expected this to be Christian music (which is one of my least favorite genres). But I listened anyway, and if…