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| Chandra Moon CD Review |
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http://www.myspace.com/chandramoonsmusic |
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By Paul Towler |
| If you like dreamy, thoughtful folk and you've worn
out those old Nick Drake LPs handed down from your older siblings,
then here's a tonic for the morning-after-the-night-before. Soulful,
melodic and chilled, Chandra Moon's album 'Full Circle' rests on
slick, uncluttered production boasting some enchanting vocals backed
by dreamy strings, classical guitar, double bass and woodwind. |
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Bristol based Chandra Moon's topical lyrics offer some sentimental,
sometimes quite cutting thoughts on life, death, politics and
relationships. The opener 'Fiery Hoop' is my personal favourite,
offering some chilled soulful pop-rock backed by gentle fluttering
beats and fretless bass before the album mellows further into more
acoustic territory built around classical guitar.
It's not all chilled though. Half way through the track-listing, the
pounding drum intro of 'Rocking Horse' suddenly punctuates the
previously tranquil atmosphere to deliver a scornful tale of
reprisal and divorce. Other styles on the twelve track platter
include the cha-cha styling of 'Haven't Known You Very Long' and the
rousing, anthemic build-up of penultimate cut 'People of the Earth'.
If you like KD Lang, Ryan Adams or Morcheeba, this may well be an
album for you. |
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