Sometimes I wonder.. I’m going to start off by saying I really don’t know what to make of this. Washington Green is a pseudonym for some Irish Musician from, well Ireland, who has been involved in bands and that’s all I know.
So when I get an email please could you review, well ok, I try to review honestly. This though, I just don’t get. The titles of the tracks are names after Greek mythical figures and when the genre is electronica, I was expecting some sort of trancey dance a la Hyperborea (what happened them ?). What I got is something different. Completely.
‘Telemachus’ opens proceedings with an 8 bit vibe, ok, I see the artist was trying to work some sort of melody in but no, 45 seconds of this is too much. ‘Nestor’ and ‘Proteus’ follow. The later starts with what sounds like a heart machine beep.. there are layers of sounds but 3.40? It doesn’t progress in any way no movement, no thanks. ‘Nestor’ just sounds like Space Invaders with a bit of a beat.
I do try to listen to everything and give an objective view but when someone sends me a track called ‘Calypso’ which sounds like the infamous Chopsticks with a ghostly vocal and a few extra layers on top, I have to draw the line.
Dear Artist, If you want to get into Electronica, you need to do much much better. Either that or this is a piss take to see if I would give you a good review. What you’ve given me is what Kevin Flynn must have heard when he was trapped in a computer in the original Tron. Either that or it’s a Ross Geller tribute act. Good job on using the pseudonym. (more…)
Last week this track was a serious contender for Tune of the Week. This week it has been all over my iTunes. I also read that this track was in the Top 100 of the end of year Billboard Charts. The band are on tour in the UK in February and there’s no Dublin date, promoters? WTF?? C’mon!
This week’s Tune of the Week is Neon Trees: Animal Great website url too www.fameisdead.com/
I’ve included a live version of the song from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Vevo is slowly going to kill YouTube.. what’s wrong with embedding video? You’re still getting a play. You can watch the video here
From the first notes of ‘Fools Gold’, I was wondering why Gentry Morris wasn’t in Nashville. Well, in fact he was born near Savannah in South Georgia spent five years in Nashville, then upped and landed in Bangor.
‘Fool’s Gold’ is the first single taken from Morris’ album ‘Awake ‘O’ Sleeper’. The track opens with a guitar sound that you wouldn’t be surprised to hear on a Moby sample before settling into an acoustic country mode. You’re not going to hear any Brad Paisley or Jack Ingram-esque country tricks here. While many try on a deep husky vocal, Morris is pure and effortless.
Morris is probably at an advantage with his style of music. This is a melodic upbeat track which should be able to cross the age and genre bridges. I hope it doesn’t get caught in a ‘Country and Irish’ trap though.
Track 2 is ‘Awake ‘O’ Sleeper’. Morris strips the production down to himself and an acoustic guitar. The sparseness allows Morris’ vocals to shine. Brushed drums, a subtle bass line and female backing vocals perfect this before the track builds but holds back just enough to leave you wanting more.
I love this track, I hope the rest of the album is like this. Press Repeat.