Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Starlight: Let the music speak

Atmospheric dreaminess

A pleasant album with nice lyrics and good recording quality. The singer's voice is very warm and the instrumental melodies create a dreamy atmosphere that carries the listener away.

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Project System 12: Digital Childrensland 1

Paradise lost, revisited

It is always welcome and refreshing to see an original idea applied to well-known material. This album takes us back to the lost paradise of childhood, through beloved, universally familiar melodies.

Pivert: Pourquoi pas?

Wistful and sweet

Soft, moody melodies, lyrics combining humor and tenderness and a pleasant voice with potential. I like this expressive way of singing, making each song sound like an interior monologue or an intimate dialogue with the listener.

Friday, May 25, 2007

Arne Pahlke: Abgrundtiefen

Powerful mix of sarcasm and despair

An extremely interesting album from an artist who knows well how to make contradictions co-exist in a far from harmonious, but deeply thought-provoking way. The poetry of the lyrics is cruel but intriguing, while the theatrical singing style reminds me a little of Udo Kier.

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Melanculia: Indieca (demo)

Beautiful acoustic melodies

This lovely acoustic demo contains the songs of the Road to Me EP (which is no longer available on Jamendo) plus seven more tracks, with the artist's characteristic musical and vocal style.