Editorial Reviews
The Glory Of Man Is Not In Vogue
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Ice Cold Riddim Makatak Riddim Killa
Piano Concerto Opus 17 / Fantasie
Music: The Wolfe Tones Greatest Hits
Six Feet Above Yesterday [Import] [Limited Edition]
The Complete ESP-Disk Recordings
Stars-Best of Dubstar [Import]
New York Post, 2004
"...Sultry vocals, poetic lyrics ... spooky pianos, haunting organs, subtle jazzy horns, electronic loops, [like] ... in a Jim Jarmusch film."
Modern Fix Magazine, 2004
"Mudville surges with dark undertones, lots of groove. It sounds like something you'd hear in a David Lynch picture. "
Album Description
From Perfect Sound Forever 2004 ***** (five stars). "...This excellent opus (features) the vocalist and wordsmith Marilyn Carino. Ruminate on the layers of meaning that can be unraveled from the mysterious, timely title and you will find a further treasures of vivid metaphor and sophisticated simile on such songs as "The Hero of the World" and "Othello". It is on "Othello" that versatile vocalist Carino delivers in a lyric reminiscent of late-, jazz-period Joni Mitchell. However, the Annie Lennox solo recordings may be a better reference point for the rest of the album, for Carino shares with Lennox the potent, smoky voice of the pop mezzo that introduces a compelling mystery in depth to such striking images as "diamond backs of surfer girls", "flying bat-rat ponies" and other semi-surrealistic lines from this exquisite album. Julee Cruise comes to mind here, too. Do not call it 'trip hop', call it a trip past the limits of pop. "