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The Ocean Blue: The Ocean Blue (1989) Nice soft rock find SlushPuppy. SAMPLES Cheers,Robin Exclusively heard on Hard Drive
Prefab Sprout - The Best of: A Life of Surprises (1992)I have every album this remarkable band ever recorded, but this is a very good collection of their "hits". Great selections arranged in a nice listening order.Samples
So groovy...had to post again... http://mp3shake.com/en/Dinky/360605-Anemik_mp3_download.htmlDinky, anemik
Heaven Taste is a collection of left-overs and b-sides which didn't make it onto the regular albums from the 91-93 era. Quite ironically it happens to be the first No-man that entirely satisfies me. The fact that it rather sounds like a Porcupine Tree album fronted by Tim Bowness obviously explains a lot...The piece de résistance here is Heaven Taste, a lush 20 minute space-rock instrumental with a cool dub-rhythm. No-man is joined by the entire Japan crew, Sylvian excepted. Also Coleman provides some violins again. The track follows the sonic blueprint of the PT instrumental sections of Up The Downstairs and TSMS, so fans of those Porcupine Tree albums should really seek this one out. http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=280474
I had two early Prefab Sprout cds a few years ago, Swoon and 2 Wheels Good, but I don't know what happened to them. It's like losing socks in the washing machine, they just disappear.
After a decade long apprenticeship in Chicago’s vibrant music scene, Alison Ruble has emerged in recent years as one of the city’s premier and in demand jazz vocalists. Having honed her skills with steady work at a number of Chicago’s high profile jazz rooms, including The Green Mill; Joe Segal’s Jazz Showcase, and Andy’s Jazz Club, Alison has etched out a distinct style that has drawn increasing attention from critics and audiences alike...On her new release, “Ashland” (Origin), Alison continues to explore her interest in combining the classicism of the great American songbook with contemporary jazz improvisation and the work of more recent American pop composers. While at first glance she may seem to draw from disparate musical sources, her musical interests lie less in the idea of “eclecticism”, and lean more towards an effort to naturally integrate the full sweep of American popular song through the language of jazz...http://www.chicagojazz.com/AlisonRuble
The Acorn's No Ghost is a curious example of what happens when a band has everything going for it but a compelling, original voice. The songs are inventively arranged, exuberantly played, and occasionally beautiful. There are moments of disarming simplicity-- the sparse, shimmering ballad "Misplaced"; the dusty banjo plonking of "Slippery When Wet"-- and moments of high color and energy, like the title track, built on a needling bed of guitar harmonics and some sawing violins. Like two clear precursors, Grizzly Bear and Califone, the Acorn have a knack for accretion of tiny, engaging details: marimbas, horns, organs, and other colorful elements will often slip fluidly into the background halfway through a song, adding warmth, texture and atmosphere on an almost subconscious level. ..http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14603-no-ghost/
