Moon Circus
The Me Shell
© 2006 Michelle Dumond (837101259439)
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File under Journey: Lead by meshe's dark, sparkling voice and driven by a madly playful rhythm section, dancing cello's coax a melancholy piano into a wild romp through gypsy, folk, pop, rock, classical and jazz lands.
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INDIE-MUSIC.COM REVIEW
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By Jennifer Layton
Meshe is a free-spirited gypsy musician with the soul of a jazz singer and the sexual playfulness of a burlesque performer. Bob Dylan would love her. Rufus Wainwright would drag her onstage with him. Leonard Cohen and Shakira would team up to adopt her. She has the musical skills to establish credibility with a more artsy crowd and the earthiness and humor to make her more accessible to people like me who just love music.
She can convey all kinds of moods with that husky, alluring, commanding voice. She can sing the fun “Bathtub Rag” about soaking in the tub and suddenly fog up the bathroom mirror by crooning invitingly, “So take off your clothes and wet your toes.” She can handle a serious issue with a whimsical approach (the opener “Humanity”).
She can also dim the lights, as she does in the middle of this CD, and turn into a classically-inspired dark gothic composer. “Sandra” and “Au Revoir” are orchestral tapestries of cello, piano, violin, and sweeping melodic drama. I could almost touch the sound – it’s burgundy velvet. After it flowed over me and left me very still, Dumond wisely ended on an up note with “Sick on Christmas,” a wry yet jingling tune. She can do anything. She can sing anything, play anything, and seduce anyone. Go ahead and give in.
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"...the song that you hear on the radio late at night and never get to hear the title of, and you're left never forgetting and always wondering who it was by and what it was all about. " -Garageband.com
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Music is like compost, but instead of carrot peelings, you throw in your whole life; every experience gets mixed into the pot and stirred with instrumental skills picked up along the way.
So reading a musician's bio is a little like reading the ingredients on food labels, and aren't we all looking for organic, pesticide-free, juicy songs that suit our particular appetite?
Moon Circus Ingredients:
(performing group for the songs from the me shell)
romping piano jams!*laughs!*6 foot tall cellists!* spontaneous poetic emissions!*700 mile a minute gypsy solo's!*improv!*
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An ethereal being is about to flow out of Vancouver...
author: Kindah Mardam Bey , Lucid Forge InterviewAn ethereal being is about to flow out of Vancouver and you could be the first to find out about her. Michelle Dumond is one of those music gems that gets discovered by some record producer. She is a correlating image of great Canadian female artists, strong and interesting vocals, multi-talented musician, and unique but compelling lyrics. Dumond can laugh at herself and fill her well-orchestrated songs with whimsy. So on a cold winter's day in January, Dumond sat down and told me all about her musical inspirations and endeavors. Her debut collection, THE ME SHELL is a storyteller's songbook, and just like that ethereal being she is, we have discovered a pearl inside the shell. -
"She has the musical skills to establish credibility with a more artsy crowd and
author: Jennifer LaytonMichelle Dumond is a free-spirited gypsy musician with the soul of a jazz singer and the sexual playfulness of a burlesque performer. Bob Dylan would love her. Rufus Wainwright would drag her onstage with him. Leonard Cohen and Shakira would team up to adopt her. She has the musical skills to establish credibility with a more artsy crowd and the earthiness and humor to make her more accessible to people like me who just love music. She can convey all kinds of moods with that husky, alluring, commanding voice. She can sing the fun “Bathtub Rag” about soaking in the tub and suddenly fog up the bathroom mirror by crooning invitingly, “So take off your clothes and wet your toes.” She can handle a serious issue with a whimsical approach (the opener “Humanity”). She can also dim the lights, as she does in the middle of this CD, and turn into a classically-inspired dark gothic composer. “Sandra” and “Au Revoir” are orchestral tapestries of cello, piano, violin, and sweeping melodic drama. I could almost touch the sound – it’s burgundy velvet. After it flowed over me and left me very still, Dumond wisely ended on an up note with “Sick on Christmas,” a wry yet jingling tune. She can do anything. She can sing anything, play anything, and seduce anyone. Go ahead and give in.
style: incredibly distinctive singer/songwriter material that recalls
author: TaxiREVIEW OF SANDRA style: incredibly distinctive singer/songwriter material that recalls artists like Van Dyke Parks, Brian Wilson (smile period) etc. melody: very memorable from start to finish. has an evocative, haunting quality. structure: flows smoothy from start to finish. feels very satisfying emotionally. lyric: the lyric sounds very personal, very sincere. Your voice is incredibly distinctive. Love the way in which you've arranged the backing vocals. Overall: Michelle- this is an incredibly compelling song and performance. The song has an ethereal, dreamlike quality that is both a product of your beautiful vocal delivery and the song's simple, unobtrusive porduction aesthetic. love the way you've arranged the vocals, in particular how you support your normal sounding voice with hushed, whispered undertones. The strings provide an evocative counterpoint to the vocal melody and both work hand in hand to create the poignant feel that pervades the entire arrangement. Your stylistic approach is not quite as unusual as someone like Joanna Newsome, but you have definately sidestepped a typical approach for something that sounds very personal,very distinctive.