tati and zappa would
author: Axel Vonkollar
have a ball with this, and so do all we who are blessed hearing this masterful jewel of artistry and humor, a music that talks a tale and walks a path all its own to describe the joy of art and wonder, thank you mr woodall, but not in all earnestness, for the pleasure, i am sure, was from your very own source!
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This album is a brave and inspired effort.
author: BELOW THE SURFACE
Whenever IÍm sent a concept album I am reluctant to play it, IÍm not against the concept (!), unfortunately practically everyone IÍve heard has been abysmal. Once EarnestÍs CD starting playing, for once, I breathed a sigh of relief. 11 works of art viewed in galleries around New York City by Mr. Woodall inspire ?Pictures in mindî. The music is laid back, instrumental, with tinges of classical and jazz, played on a mixture of live and synthesised instruments, I assume solely by Earnest himself. Whilst the music is pleasant and for the most part original. I listened to the music whist viewing photos of as many of the paintings mentioned possible and am pleased to say that Earnest has done a good job in recreating the feel of the paintings in musical forms. ?The Hat makes the manî for example is bouncing and chirpy, with a dash of eccentricity, much like the painting, which comprises of an assortment of hats and coloured bars. Again the song inspired by Jackson PollockÍs ?Autumn Rhythm (#30)î has a jumpy, wandering cross of musical melodies but with an overall conservativeness, akin to the painting full of random splashes of autumnal like colours. Setting aside the similar sound of a few of the songs and an over reliance on some instruments, overall this album is a brave and inspired effort.
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