MySpace Artist Review: Azevedo Silva - Clarabóia
General Description
Artist/Band: Azevedo Silva 
Album Title: Clarabóia
Year: 2006
Moody..
How I Got Into This Music
It kinda found me.. I got a mail from the artist if I was interested in listening to his demo tracks at myspace and if I wanted to consider writing a review. Ego-wise, I’m guessing about a gazillion bloggers were contacted about this demo, but I kinda like the approach: no multi-billion record company sales machine, just a mail and a profile at myspace. Ok, works for me.
I thought it’d be interesting to change the setup of the review by asking two friends of mine to listen to the three tracks and send me their opinion. So this review is a done by a three man committee (Hmm.. maybe next time, some female opinions?)
The Tracks:
O Início
FrEg
1st impression: if you like this type of music (I got a CD of Billy McLaughlin at home) then it’s okay.
Conclusion: get’s a bit monotonous, more variations would be nice
Hieronymus Fox
Melodic. The guitar is somewhat too loud and that is why is starts getting on my nerves after a couple of times. After some post production, I think it would be a nice tune for a Peter Coyote kind of melancholic road movie.
frenchy!
Love the intro, it’s full of promise. Spacey effects on the background remind me of a track by Ween. Like the whole atmosphere.
Deserto
FrEg
1st impression: Slow, but echo on vocals works for the atmosphere and enhances it too.
Conclusion: needs a more fuller sounding vocals, maybe without the echo?
Hieronymus Fox
This is too depressing for me. Reminds me of the dark side of the Seattle sound. Again I think the guitars is too loud, vocals too low.
frenchy!
Nope, not going anywhere, this song.
Cianeto de Potássio
FrEg
1st impression: More moodiness, like it better than the first track. The vocals could be a bit stronger, since they seem to lose out to the guitar.
Conclusion: Still a bit monotonous.., more variations would be nice
Hieronymus Fox
Whereas this reminds me a little too much of Radiohead this song has potential after some post producion and…. work more on the vocals.
frenchy!
Yep, the grunge thing is in full effect.
Conclusion
FrEg
It’s a demo, so rough takes are okay. Like the themes for the songs but they do need more variation/depth/enhancements.
Hieronymus Fox
First off, I have to be honest in saying this type of music isn’t really my cup of tea. (which is why I asked him — frenchy!)
So that’s why I’m not too thrilled about it all.
frenchy!
Loved the first track, like the style, wondering how the music and the artist will evolve.
Well, there it is.. It’s all very experimental and new for me, this way of reviewing (the layout’s not working for me). I’ve had to edit/cut some comments because they were too long or possible a bit too harsh ;). And I tried to keep in mind that this artist isn’t on the mainstream pop charts earning big bucks and already into his second marriage with another soon-to-be-has-been model wannebe-serious-actress. So maybe soon, this really will happen and I can tell everyone that I reviewed his work before he became famous, heheh..
Seriously, lemme know what you think about the tracks and the review..
