Secrets of the Lost Satellite (Dig) Review

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(More customer reviews)I have been a fan of Ken Andrews since I heard Fantastic Planet for the first time. From Failure to Year Of The Rabbit and now solo, his skill and talent conitnue to shine through.
In a nutshell, this album is simply beautiful. Driven, relaxed, simple and richly textured, it brings everything together resulting in a well rounded audio adventure.
I would itemize the songs for quality but I honestly could not find a stinker on the entire album.
If you liked Ken's previous projects, you will love this album in that it is a good blend of them all with a solid dash of new tricks.

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"Write Your Story", a track Ken co-wrote with JordonZadorozny, strays from what is heard on past Failure, ON, and Rabbitreleases.Somewhere in the musical vein of Air and The Doves, the dreamyundertones of the song echo alongside luxuriant vocals."Jordon and I have worked together a lot in the past, except with theunderlying roles reversed (I was producing him in the past). We both, play,sing, engineer, and produce, so we tend to get into the nitty-gritty ofthings real quick. Jordon is one of the very few people I'm completelycomfortable writing with for my own album. He and I share a writingsensibility that we don't talk about, it just happens. Plus, he completelyunderstands my musical history and what I was trying to achieve on thisalbum. His role was primarily co-producer, but he played quite a fewinstruments on various songs, and he co-wrote probably my favorite song onthe album, "Write Your Story.""Secret Things", one of the album's standout tracks, combines tripped-outstrings with a synth-bass groove creating a demanding, viscerally appeal. Live instruments (drums, piano, and guitar) mingle with electronicelements. Strong, hooky vocals keep the song on course. "In Your Way",another stylistically dynamic track pulls the listener into an eerie,enticing space/dream world.

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Lost & Gone Forever Review

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(More customer reviews)Lost & Gone Forever is the best of Guster's releases that comes the closest to their live sound. They have a great & interesting sound. Guster is composed of Brian, the drummer, who drums on bongos & djembe drums with his bare hands only. No sticks were harmed in the making of this album! It presents an amazing background to their music, both on this album & it's even more amazing live! Ryan & Adam share guitar duties; they don't really have a bass player, but bass is on the album. They have great harmony songs that really flow with the intricate guitars. The lyrics are definitely interesting & not the usual spam on Top 40-type radio. Outstanding tracks for me personally are Two Points For Honesty, What You Wish For, & Center Of Attention. I am newly obsessed with this band, so listen to the music, & then go see them live!
This is my newest discovery from just last year. I experienced their live show first, having never heard of them beforehand. I think this alone has ruined any of their CD's for me because they are SO EXCELLENT LIVE! I got a hold of their first two CD's before this newest one came out & thought they paled considerably to their live sound, but you do enjoy them after some listens.

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Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track: Airport Song.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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