...according to our Maggie on Thu 19 Apr, 2007.
First up is from Nick Grey with The Candlelight Eyes Ep . An instrumented crawl through heavy undergrowth at night with spooky reverb. Sounding like a cross between Jarvis Cocker and Matt Elliott. Repetitive music with quite narrative vocals. I can imagine this dude in cloak against Smokey lights with a macabre silhouette. accordion as well.Nick Grey and his Random Orchestra return with what, in recording terms, is the prequel to their critically acclaimed and Julian Cope endorsed "Thieves Among Thorns" album from 2006. Clocking-in at just over 40 minutes, the five-track "Candlelight Eyes EP" showcases the signature heartbreaking and brooding melancholy of its aforementioned sister-album, and at times incorporates intimate chamber folk arrangements, all of which draw more from the musical heritage of the mid-1970's German electronic underground, that inspired Bowie's Berlin trilogy, than the pastoral musings of 1970's psychedelic folk. "The Candlelight Eyes EP" features cover-art by Scapegott, is packaged in jewel cases and limited to 200 copies.
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