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Odessa Chen
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Description: | Self Released CD No. 3. |
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| Format: | CD | |
| Genre(s): | Free/Psych/Acid/Alternative Folk, Alt. Country/Americana/Country Rock | |
| Label: | Self-Released | |
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£7.99
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| Availability: | In stock. Dispatched in 1 working day. |
...according to our Dave on 25 January 2012.
When I first picked this CD up it had a “review” sticker on the front sleeve. The sticker was obscuring the title slightly, so I thought this LP was called “Chives Of The Natural World” and I thought this was a celebration of all things natural and errmmmm...chive based. Luckily it isn’t a collection of songs with titles like “I’ve Had (The Chive Of My Life)” or “Chive Talkin’”. It’s a rather haunting collection of songs that have a weighty conservational slant. Her voice sounds quite amazing as usual and has a ghostly resonance that hangs in your mind long after listening...this LP also sounds rather brilliant. It has a really slick production and it sits very well with Odessa’s gentle, but powerful voice. Her intimate songs have found themselves on many an independent film soundtrack and she has been compared to Cat Power (without the booze) and Jeff Buckley. All crappy jokes aside, this LP is one of the most emotive things this reviewer has heard...today. My favourite tracks are the quieter, morose ones like the brilliant “Deer Perspectives” and the fantastic “Lesser Creatures”, which actually is quite epic by all accounts. A sterling LP and damn fine listen. Comes with a free ticket to the Annual Big Game Hunting Festival in Nova Scotia...
Odessa’s voice is that of a ghost; ethereal, haunting, and inhabiting a dark world all her own. Classical choral music, folk and indie rock have been the basis of her sound, but recent unreleased music finds her exploring a starker sound influenced by country and blues.
Her intimate, intelligent songs of love, longing, and displacement have been featured on MTV U’s Ahead of the Curve, NPR, and in independent films, and have drawn comparisons to Jeff Buckley and Cat Power. Wilco's Nels Cline, Xiu Xiu's Devin Hoff and Jolie Holland’s Roger Riedlebauer all appear on her cd’s.
Recent projects include a dance/music collaboration at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts choreographed by Janice Garrett and Charlie Moulton (Peter Gabriel) featuring 23 dancers and Odessa’s live performance with a string quartet (Isadora Duncan Dance Award in 2011).
She will be releasing two EP’s with the string quartet in 2012.
