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| From | J T <monets_house@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | SMOLDERING ASHES |
| Date | Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:00:30 -0800 (PST) |
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Hello Audities,
Just a quick message to (re)introduce myself. My name if Jeff
Brenneman and I'm a member of the bands 17 Pygmies & Smoldering Ashes
(see info below about Smoldering Ashes).
I'm looking forward to gleening insight from y'all. DO Y'ALL STILL DO
YEAR END LISTS? I love those!
-Jeff
Our Myspace Page:
http://www.myspace.com/smolderingashesbandsite
Some YouTube Videos:
Shenfinity:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt-LRs0B6Mk
A Comedy of Arrows:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzwzyP1svo4
Our First Review of our CD:
http://lunarhypnosis.com/
Smoldering Ashes - Nervous Constellations
Trakwerx Records - 2008
1. Barker
2. A Comedy of Arrows
3. Shenfinity
4. Sea-Blue
5. 1000 Birds Scatter
6. Believe it, Brother
7. Duct Tape + Superhero Love
8. The City Electric
9. Temporary Archives
10. Kite
`Nervous Constellations' is the debut album of Smoldering Ashes,
which includes members of label mates 17 Pygmies and former members
of judyjudyjudy.
Smoldering Ashes can't really be defined by one genre. This album
mashes together (and I use that in a good way) moments of folk music,
indie rock, softer melodic pop, dark ambiance and noise. The voice of
Veronica Ashe is fantastic, calming without sounding like she's
trying too hard, and melodic enough to smooth the highly varied
sounds that play themselves out behind it. Now, the hard part: How to
describe those sounds? Quirky space folk pop? Experimental indie
atmospheric rock? Perhaps the best description is in the band's bio
page: `a kitchen sink concoction of melodic cacophony.' Whatever you
want to call it, the music is fantastic. No song sounds the same
(with the exception of the album opener and closer, in which this is
done intentionally). `A Comedy of Arrows' is calming, melodic
pop. `Sea-Blue' has a waltzing, meandering feel to it. `Believe it,
Brother' is a fast paced, head-bobbing indie rock song. `The City
Electric' is a hodge-podge of noises and interesting melodies.
These differences are the beauty of this album. Every song is unique;
its own story inside the book. This is the kind of album I wish would
just go on forever, each song unique yet following similar lines, and
while the 32 minutes of this album are fantastic, hopefully this is
just a taste of things to come from this band. Recommended for fans
of great music from all different styles.
November 1, 2008
By Ormr
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