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12.01.00 - Metromix - Demo Listen by: Lisa Phillips
Sweeder
"4 songs"
Sound and style:
Haven´t we spent the latter half of the
´90s lost in a fog of dark, low wailing
over wavering guitars? Why not make
like everyone else and forget yer
troubles, c´mon, get happy! Shouldn´t
Sweeder be playing alt-country these
days? But wait. Though Sweeder wins
the prize for the most low-tech,
low-maintenance packaging, and they
never got around to naming any of the
4 songs on their demo, there is quality
in the music. After a slow start, the
voices of Chiyoko Yoshida and Jeff
Carlton come sweeping in on the
second track, which is adorned with
nice, rising symphonic effects courtesy
of Julie Liu´s viola and Carlton´s keyboards. The third track
(hear sample at right) has some fun with sound levels, distortion
and Yoshida´s echoing voice. Finally, the last track begins at a
deceptively slow pace before tearing into some heavy-handed
guitar and beautifully melodic keyboard work.
Recording quality:
Excellent. Recorded at Clava Studios with Brian Deck.
Bottom line:
Sweeder had a show at Lounge Ax on the day I started this
review, and if I´d had the chance to hear this demo a few times
before then, I would have gone.
contact sweeder by email: [email protected]
contact sweeder by mail: Sweeder . 1658 N. Milwaukee Ave . PMB 151 . Chicago . IL . 60647
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