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Rabu, 25 September 2019

Twin Sister – In Heaven

Twin Sister – In Heaven

In Heaven (Domino) is a good, fun, unhurried ride through the neighborhood of a band from Long Island that took their vision to Brooklyn and developed a following and released one well-received EP, Vampires, with Dreaming Kids in 2008 before their first full-length debut.



Andrea Estrella has the ethereal vocals and the flexibility to shift from siren song into popville without it being jarring. In “Kimmi In A Rice Field,” she exhibits  the transcendent psychedelic floataway cool of Debbie Harry. Flecked with Asian influences, this rack is nicely trancy and outerspacy,  but at times  it’s unevenly leveled and your ear may need to scramble to find its footing. “Bad Street” is a pulsing danceable  and saucy groove, twangy and out there. Gwen Stefani and No Doubt come to mind here.

“Daniel” has a charming bossa-nova “Girl From Ipanema” feel to it. It blends well  into the background of your daily life and tasks but if you focus on it you’ll still recognize its merits. The cool, comfortable breeziness of it expands Twin Sister’s sound beyond the defining confines of “indie” or chillwave even though those elements are undeniably present. ”Spain”  juxtaposes Doors-esque electronic touches but Estrella’s lyrics come across muddied almost as if she were speaking in tongues which may well be the desired effect.

The band definitely enjoys experimenting with the genre switchoff, creating an effect something like playing the first few notes of multiple songs in a consecutive block. “Saturday Sunday” shifts into upbeat poppy single mode and it’s a much-needed varietal injection into the bloodstream of the album with its punk pop new-wave mashup. The lineup change-up continues with ”Stop,” a surprising foray into mellow jazzy soul.  ”Gene Ciampi” has the swingy island-breeze calypso sound that Blondie captured so deftly. Twin Sister’s easy playfulness,  rather than music to worry by, is music to escape worry by.

Twin Sister - Stop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO84V2FAAJw

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Kamis, 27 September 2012

Worldbeats: Burning Spear - Reviews

Worldbeats: Burning Spear

Saint Anns, Jamaica born reggae artist Winston Rodney has been releasing music since his 1969 single “Door Peep,” which he produced with the help of legendary ska and reggae producer Clement Dodd. Better known by his stage name, Burning Spear, Rodney has released 30 studio albums, 6 live albums, and 16 compilations over the past 43 years. In that time, he’s become known as one of the most influential and widely respected reggae musicians in the industry. In addition to his work with Dodd, he’s recorded with Bob Marley’s Tuff Gong record company, EMI, and won two Grammy Awards for Best Reggae Album. (He’s been nominated 12 times.)

Burning Spear devotes a great deal of focus in his music in lyrics to the Rastafari Movement, more general messages of peace and love, and the struggle Blacks faced during slavery and segregation. Three of his albums are named for the Jamaican activist Marcus Garvey, and several of his songs make reference to Garvey’s efforts advancing the causes of Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism. Not one to allow too much time to pass between releases, Burning Spear is working on his 31st studio album, No Destroyer. Set to be his first LP since the Grammy Award winning 2008 release, Jah Is Real, he’s released a few tracks from the mix. “Music Business” just came out yesterday, and “Musical Sharks” & “No Fool Rough” have been around for the past several months.

Burning Spear - "In This Music Business" (Reggae)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv8IYgcA2Jg