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Cyndee Lee
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Band/artist: Cyndee Lee Rule
Title: UFOsmosis
Released: 2005
Label: Self Released
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Track
listing:
01. Putting The Rip in Strip
02. Congress Reel
03. As Go The Moments
04. The Inner Light
05. Scarborough Fair
06. Seven Cities Of Gold
07. Assassins of Allah
08. Weekend Affair
09. What On Earth
10. Telekinetigram
11. Something I Should Have Said |
: : The Players : :
Cyndee Lee Rule
(wood violin, 5-string Viper, sample loop & drum programming) - Steven
Davies-Morris (other instruments, sample loop & drum programming) - Greg
Amov (other instruments, sample loop & drum programming) |
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: : UFOsmosis : :
Cyndee Lee Turner is a US-based violinist, and
UFOsmosis is her debut album.
I got hold of this release by chance; as a discussion in a progressive
music forum quite unexpectedly lead to me getting in touch with the
artist personally; and she was nice enough to send me a CD for reviewing
purposes.
Musically her album is unlike anything I've ever heard before. Most of
the songs here are created by having a backdrop of drum machines and
synth sounds, and with violin sounds and solos placed on top of that
musical backdrop. But there's few examples of traditional violin sounds
and playing here; if you want your classic haunting violin playing
please look elsewhere. This is more experimental fare, and more of
interest to anyone into space rock and psychedelic music.
This is an instrumental album, made to showcase the instrument of the
artist in question. And the main instrument here isn't the traditional
wooden violin, but a v-shaped 5-string electric "animal" known as the
Viper. I use the term animal here on purpose, as on several tracks it
sounds more like Cyndee is trying to tame a wild beast rather than just
playing an instrument.
The sounds
emanating from the Viper can be smooth, but often there's a wild
frenzied tinge to the sounds, the sound of an untamed digital beast
trying to escape from it's electronic cage.
As for album and the songs as such, I find this to be a release of
uneven quality. Several tracks doesn't get to me at all, often due to a
plethora of sounds fighting in the soundscape, making the listening
experience way too psychedelic for my personal taste. Heavy use of
disharmonies in some tracks isn't quite my cup of tea either.
But other tracks create extremely intriguing moods, luring me in to
enjoy musical landscapes I've never encountered before.
Tracks to check out: "Assassins of Allah" - quite an interesting version
of a classic Hawkwind track, "What On Earth" - a song not too un-similar
to Tangerine Dream's more mellow outings, "Telekinetigram" - a song with
a cold alien feel to it as well as some excellent eastern tinges,
"Something I Should Have Said" - a mood-heavy dreamy affair with ominous
dark sounds in the back of the soundscape.
Rating: 7 (out of 10)
Reviewer: Olav Björnsen
: : Visit the Artist’s Website : :
: : Discography : :
UFOsmosis (2005) |
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