Elemental Red
Geoffrey Armes
© Copyright-Geoffrey Armes
(783707049809)
Record Label: Ha
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Skilful twelve and six string guitar picking, masterful percussion (udu, djembe, talking drum) and intense, soulful singing distinguish this from the usual. Artist's blurb below:
With this recording I rode two horses, the one pulled towards the magical illusion of overdubbing and effects while the other asked for the guitars to be in your face, the singer's breath in your ear. While I rode I gabbed about journeys inner and outer and in-between, couched in the languages I had learned along the way. In hotel rooms with shining simonised surfaces to admire, and luxuriant arm-chairs to relax in, I booked perky live performances, without loops and clever edits, to please you.
Elemental Red's booklet features a set of full colour photographic images by Rob Dodson, as well as the lyrics for each song on the CD.
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intimations of Rumi
author: lethel
Can you feel this music blowing across your soul? At times a whisper, at times a full gale. Ecstatic, expressing the deepest longings and experiences of our humanity. This cd embodies the strength that comes from daring to be vulnerable. Whether played appasionata or adagio, always con amore y vivace.
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“Elemental Red” shines as an example of Mr. Armes talents and contains varieties
author: Ali
“Elemental Red” shines as an example of Mr. Armes talents and contains varieties in instruments, message, and mood. I can't really choose a track and say it is the best; each one is different. Therefore, the work is unpredictable, in a very good way. The songs are not “constructed”, like so much of what hear today. Instead the album and tracks on there own are a flow of melody and taste that continuously evolve. This album is so stunningly beautiful that it evokes a vibrant world of harmony and ecstasy. It is affecting music that will surely make you a faithful fan.
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Beautiful Acoustic Work
author: Inside Connection (Rich Hughes)
Elemental Red, the new CD by transplanted Brit folkster Geoffrey Armes features some beautiful acoustic work coloring an album full of well written ballads.
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An instant favorite!
author: nan
I love listening to this cd. Sometimes it seems that everything is deliberately striving for complexity that it's a relief to come across something as simple as a man and his guitar and a delight to hear how it sounds in the hands of a master. The songs resonate on many levels and tell stories of longing, loss, redemption -- there is even a track that lets the audience know the effect they have on the performer! Oh, I just have to mention this too because it's one of my favorite instuments ... check out the toy piano on the first track!
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