| BC80-02 | Craig Bennett | "Sweet and Twisted" | CDLP |
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"Bennett is a supremely gifted songwriter. The tunes are pop
perfection…The melodies are tuneful, the arrangements work, and the lyrics
are confoundingly compelling..." George Ford, DOA, Rochester, NY.
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| BC70-02 | Craig Bennett | "Sweet and Twisted" | CDLP |
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Once again, Bennett delivers a recording full of sophisticated lyrics and dreamy, textural, slightly psychedelic and moody pop. As in the past, a wry since of humor and a touch of self loathing is mixed with melodies that tend toward the melancholic and atmospheric.
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| BC40-02 | Craig Bennett | "Happy Hollowdays" | CDLP |
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"Reviving the sounds of British singer/songwriters from David Bowie to Morrissey, Craig Bennett gives little impression that he actually hails from Macon, GA. As his songs are saturated in a melancholy aesthetic, alternately quirky and cranky, Bennett employs a sly and somewhat
obscure wit. His orchestration is generally rather stark, an appropriate sonic backdrop for his coolly detached musings. When at his best, it's possible to hear a little Nick Drake in the soaring pop progression(s)." AMG (All Music Guide- expert review)
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| BC20-02 | Craig Bennett | "More City Sadness" | CDLP |
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"Does anyone remember when Bowie kind of made a brand of folk-type music
that used to seem interesting? You know what I'm talking about, the Heroes
and pre-era... Well, Craig Bennett has conquered that same weird mountain...
it's a damn fine sound, particularly when presented with such vigor and
intelligence. In a time when artists no longer practice art, "More City Sadness"
stuns with its pure artiness." - Kurt Hernon, Editor, Bangsheet
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| BC1067 | Donn Aaron | "Like a Feather in a Hurricane" | CDLP |
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Ectoplasmic and Haunting. "Pulls at your heart strings music". An album of tense moments and dark grace, dusted with a strong pop sense.
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| BC07 | Applesauce Tears | "Tracker" | CDLP |
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Merkiness occasionally gives way to a ray of winter sunlight but for the most part bleak soundscapes meet little resistance. Fans of the Cocteau
Twins and Ride will appreciate this CD. One Quirky, short piece after another.
File under "instrumental music for abandon space stations."
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| BC10 | Embalming Almanac | "Sweat Shop Sister" | CDLP |
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This collection of musicians and misfits offer a sound intriguing in
its flirtations with form and substance. Embalming Almanac bring their
trumpets, saxophones, bongos, pianos, guitars, basses, buzzes, whistles,
bells and whatever else they can find that hasn't been pawned to use in their
pursuit of free-form madness. File under "improvisational-experimental."
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| DM032013-03 | Cork | "Starwithin" | CDLP |
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"With song lyrics that speak to issues of lingering, longing, and loss in relationships,
[Cork] eschews the disquiet of aimless or misdirected striving, seeking instead
the melodious calm and perfect guidance of the inner voice. This debut shows the
resulting well-crafted songs, confident performance, and expert production"
Carly Wetherington Music Columnist, Athens Observer
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| BC08 | Spangle Makers | "Foam And Fret" | CDLP |
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Free-form, twee-form, color-form! This duo known as Spangle Makers
combine various amounts of happiness and madness on their debut "Foam And Fret."
The combination of effects-laden piano, effects-laden guitar and effects-laden
effects mixed with the occasional soft vocal make this a great atmospheric
album.
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| BC05 | Blind Lemon Pie | "Blind Lemon Pie" | CDLP |
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Dodging comparisons to Bauhaus and Joy Division, Blind Lemon Pie
create their own daring sound as vocalist/lyricist Doug Hundley's dark,
yet tongue-in-cheek phrases run roughshod over the group's passion for odd
arrangements and dramatic soundscapes.
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| BC70-01 | Craig Bennett | "Fur Cap" | CDsingle |
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Limited Edition Holiday CD Single. The first single taken from "Sweet And Twisted." Includes "The Westerner" and "Christmas Has Become Such A Drag"
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| BC40-02 | Craig Bennett | "Wet Playground" | CDsingle |
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The first single taken from "Happy Hollowdays." Includes "Warm Coma," "Maxine Had A Visitor" and "Dead Astronaut (Re-entry Mix)"
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| BC20-02 | Craig Bennett | "The Coffee Poet Cracked" | CDsingle |
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The first single taken from "More City Sadness." Includes "Montgomery Clift," "Bad Times Know No Bounds" and "Chemical Smile"
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| BC04 | Blind Lemon Pie | "Unfamiliar" | CDsingle |
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This is Blind Lemon Pie's signature song, a favorite live and with good reason!
Brilliant, imbecilic, dark and sullen- Blind Lemon Pie in a nut shell! Single includes b-side "Lay Your Head (On My Mind)"
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| BC03 | Blind Lemon Pie | "This Paper Bird" | CDsingle |
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Though the topics of dread and beauty are still a concern, the epics and mellow jams are gone.
Instead, a more modern, aggressive sound has immerged. (b-sides include "Quite in Kensington" and "Factory World")
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| BC02 | Blind Lemon Pie | "Our Red Planet" | CDsingle |
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Blind Lemon Pie begins to break away from their '60's influence and head for a darker, more desperate place to brood.
(b-sides: "Lies Of Ireland" and "Passing Of Time")
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| BC01 | Blind Lemon Pie | "Laura Mars" | CDsingle |
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BLP's first single shows an early tendency for mid-tempo 80's "college pop."(b-side 'A Mirror For Annabelle')
This is the first single released on BlackCottage Records.
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| DM032013-05 | Cork | "Highsweet" | CDsingle |
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Get high! Stay sweet! Recorded after the release of their debut CD, Cork offers another catchy pop story. Includes demos: "Kid,"
"Dark Lessons In My Life" and "Cheyenne."
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| DM032013-04 | Cork | "No Wonder" | CDsingle |
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The first single taken from Cork LP "Starwithin." Includes non LP tracks "Dissolve" and "Sugar Glide"
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| DM032013-02 | Cork | "Atone" | CDsingle |
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A "wordy" live favorite, "Atone" builds on the success of "Motorbike." (Includes "Bat's Eye View." Not as optimistic as first two singles- foreshadows things to come. Bleak and at times without hope,
offering another side of this pop trio - this B-side is tops!
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| DM032013-01 | Cork | "Motorbike" | CDsingle |
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A thread of optimism runs though this moody tale of love and obsession. Bleak yet strangely hopeful, this is a great debut single! "…solid arrangements build around swaying vocals…Ultra-hip."
- Forest Wimberly, Carnival of Noise, Southeastern indie-music Magazine
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