Things That Fall From The Sky
author: Dan
Hi Vyktoria,
I enjoyed what I heard today. I wish you would have Martin Barre play on your next album, and you sing on his next album. Being an artist, I have longed to do someone's album cover. How about yours? I live in Illinois (the USA). I look foreward to getting this album and others too.
Dan
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An elixer, administered through the ears.
author: Neal Brooks
It's like sweet and sticky and invigorating. You just want to surround yourself with speakers while sitting blindfolded. This is one of those recordings which you can't listen to just one hit and ignore the rest, or play tracks at random. Like a movie or a play, you start at the beginning and stay 'till the end while it takes you on a journey.
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Fresh music, nicely rendered, reveals more with every listen!
author: Slawman57
Heard a selection from this CD on Radio Paradise (www.radioparadise.com) and purchased shortly after. VPK and co-conspirator AG seem to have abandoned every cliche' in the book on this CD, which is a wonderful thing! Combining complex arrangements with memorable melodies and eclectic lyrics, this sonic marvel is a treat for the ears, head, and heart, revealing more and varied levels of detail and meaning with each listening. Highly recommended!
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My best musical find in recent years
author: Vlad Reinfeldt
I don't have enough words to give a proper praise to this
terrific CD (because English is not my native language) but I'd try anyway...
I would start with the production.
From the very first song it's clear that this is an expertly produced album - lush soundscapes, excellent choices of various electronic timbres and effects, and great arrangements that serve the songs perfectly.
I always had a suspicion that Andrew Giddings is one talented cat... Well, now I know that for sure! With this release he wrote himself in the list of the very best music producers out there. (Actually I didn't know he is THAT good!) lol
Now the artist.
I must say that this is my first encounter with VPK...
She sings just beautifully. Imagine a "vocal symbiosis" of Kate Bush, Suzan Vega, Aimee Mann and Candice Night...
She also is very good at guitar! Her guitar parts are precise, tasty and have a lot of little embellishments and surprises. Actually a lot of acoustic guitars surrounded by cool electronic sounds is one of the album's overall highlights.
And finally the songs.
They are folky, arty (is there such the word?), always melodic and as a result - uniformly enjoyable. Not a bad one on this CD!
My personal favorites are: "Disembodied Voices On
Tape", "Spider", "Frogs", "Yer Dead", "Black Helicopters", and the wonderful "The Voice And the Drum" (which could be written by no others than Peter Gabriel and Jan Anderson!).
In conclusion: "Things That Fall From the Sky" is a perfect creative "marriage" of Viktoria's and Andrew's talents and I really hope these two will proceed working together. Lovers of PPP (Perfect Progressive Pop) would eat "Things That Fall From the Sky" alive! lol
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