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Album Name: Heavy Rotation Vol. 7 – Dorm Sessions
Artist: Various Artists
Year/Label: 2010 / Independent
Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds
I’ve reviewed Heavy Rotations’ compilations before and it always seems like a mix tape a cool kid would make for me. Some of it I really like and some of it I really….don’t. It’s made by music school students at Berklee.
In an attempt to be kind I will refrain from talking about ones I didn’t care for and just concentrate on a few that I did.
Each artist on this project gets two songs each.
I really like Ann Driscoll’s two songs, I Wanna Be Your Zombie gets a tad goofy (as you may guess by the title). But Ringmaster is really cool and quirky with some echoey vocals and interesting melodies.
I really like Julia Eassterlin’s Mild Response. And Render is even better. She does some cool vocalizing at the end.
Black Kettle’s I Don’t Want to Know is nice.
In all, it’s a fun record to have with some real gems on it.
Track Listing
1. I Wanna Be Your Zombie – Ann Driscoll
2. Ringmaster – Ann Driscoll
3. 64 Dollars – Jordan Tarrant
4. Im A Loser (But You Love Me)- Jordan Tarrant
5. When I See Your Face – Liz Longley
6. AnnaBelle- Liz Longley
7. October – Tin Soldier
8. Hat Song- Tin Soldier
9. A Mild Responce – Julia Easterlin
10. Render – Julia Easterlin
11. Dangerous – Liptease
12. Ooh Al – Liptease
13. King And All His Horses, The – Black Kettle
14. I Don’t Want To Know – Black Kettle
15. Trafego – Tais Alvarenga
16. Nem La Nem Ca- Tais Alvarenga
17. Homicide – KR & the Future
18. Figure It Out – (featuring Tay Montana)- KR & the Future
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Album Name: Vonnegut’s Wife
Artist: Circe Link
Year/Label: 2010 / BlackWings Multimedia
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Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds
I’ve liked Circle Link since I heard the first song on her first record. Some of her songs have shown up in my Car CDs too. She has a great bouncy feel to her songs and her voice is a dream. This album, however is quite different and those who kept up with her via email list or website were fairly warned. I for one was excited to hear about the new direction.
I’m always nervous when an artist I already like goes off the beaten track, but in this case I’m all for it. This is harder, darker and more twisted than her previous stuff and I love it. Really.
Her voice growls and swoops to the twangy (yet not alarmingly so) melodies.
The title song is a haunting tune in minor keys.
Hungry Men has some frantic spoken word in layers and it’s making me szchizo trying to hear it all, but it’s cool.
Jazz Noon is slinky and sexy and reminds me of Jill Tracy.
Jesus Drank All the Wine makes me want to dance.
This is a super fun record by a greatly talented lady.
Track Listing
1. Man or Mouse
2. Sex Crime
3. Hit me
4. Vonnegut’s Wife
5. Hard Act to Follow
6. Hungry Men
7. Friends Like You
8. Jazz Nation
9. Bad Taste
10. Jesus Drank all the Wine
11. Something’s Missing
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