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Reviews of music of all genres and mediums. (Moderated)
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CD Review: Arthur Lyman “Bwana A / Bahia” (Collectors’ Choice)
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Arthur Lyman "Bwana A / Bahia" (Collectors' Choice) Hawaii-born Arthur Lyman joined with Martin Denny to invent "exotica" on the latter's 1957 debut album. Exotica combined the melodic sounds of the islands with unusual percussion (notably the scratching sound of the guiro), pop changes, and human-voiced bird calls to create a... more »
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Midwest Book Review: The Library CD Music Shelf
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The Library CD Music Shelf Dances of Resistance Babylon Circus Mr. Bongo Records c/o Rock Paper Scissors (publicity) PO Box 1788, Bloomington, Indiana 47402-1788 CD, $11.99 www (dot) rockpaperscissors (dot) biz Dances of Resistance is the latest album by Babylon Circus, a group of French ska/reggae/punk music artists known for their wild stage... more »
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A CD Review of Mashed Buddha's 'Zen Conspiracy'
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By Mark Kirby, MusicDish e-Journal When we last left John Corda, in the guise of drum 'n' bass superhero Mashed Buddha, on his full-length CD subdue your mind, he was adding elements, musical elements, to a genre that doesn't go much past mechanical repetition in rhythm and bleating electro sounds for tunes.... more »
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Imogen Heap: I Megaphone
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Album: I Megaphone Artist: Imogen Heap Label: Almo Sounds Year: 1998 Rating: *** Summary: Angry and loud, but with a distinctive style. Underrated. These days, Imogen Heap is becoming well known for writing, singing and producing quirky songs about things like falling in love and stalking people (hey, it worked for The Police).... more »
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Orbital: The Altogether
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Album: The Altogether Artist: Orbital Label: FFRR Year: 2001 Rating: **** Summary: Just plain fun. Orbital were one of those groups which started off churning out mediocre albums with one noteworthy, epic track each (Belfast; Halcyon + On + On; Are We Here?), then slowly got better with practice before... more »
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CD Review: James McMurtry "Just Us Kids" (Lightning Rod)
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James McMurtry "Just Us Kids" (Lightning Rod) McMurtry's built a sizeable resume since his 1989 John Mellancamp- produced debut and his 1991 collaboration with Mellencamp, John Prine, Joe Ely and Dwight Yoakam. The influences of that latter work still reverberates through his music, with Mellencamp's heartland rock,... more »
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A Review of Sweet Tea; a CD by Hills Rolling
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By Mark Kirby, MusicDish e-Journal Whatever one could say about Hills Rolling, the moniker of one-man band Trey McGriff, you can't accuse him of having shallow roots. On his myspace page he lists as influences about one hundred or so bands and musicians. There are old schoolers (Otis Redding, The Beatles,... more »
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CD Review: Various Artists "Outlaw Country" (Legacy)
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Various Artists "Outlaw Country" (Legacy) It's always been a bit ironic that "outlaw," the mark of individuality and rebellion against the constraints of Nashville's industry machine, became such a potent marketing device. Initially applied retroactively to a collection of works from Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi... more »
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REVIEW: A Hard Rock Broadside from Soundside
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By Mark Kirby, MusicDish e-Journal If I had the power, I would change the title of the new Soundside CD from "Seconds to Sunrise" to "Working Man's Soundside." No, not as some type of homage to the Grateful Dead or their album of the same name, but because in today's segmented music scene dominated by... more »
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