Track Listings (7) - Disc #1| All Artists: Barbara Manning Title: In New Zealand Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label: Communion Records Original Release Date: 10/13/1998 Re-Release Date: 12/28/1999 Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, Contemporary Folk, Singer-Songwriters Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 759718005028, 759718005011 |
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 | Barbara Manning In New Zealand Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock
Get past the pure-pop sounds of Crowded House and the Chills, and you realize that the New Zealand indie-rock sound has always been an experimental lot--artists like Chris Knox, David Kilgour, and Peter Jefferies have made... more » |
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Amazon.com Get past the pure-pop sounds of Crowded House and the Chills, and you realize that the New Zealand indie-rock sound has always been an experimental lot--artists like Chris Knox, David Kilgour, and Peter Jefferies have made careers of mixing offbeat quirks with harmonies, a garage-rock sensibility, the occasional sample, and their oh-so-unique Kiwi humor. All this while, of course, Barbara Manning has been doing basically the same thing on the Northern Hemisphere--in bands like World of Pooh and SF Seals, in addition to her vast solo work. In New Zealand features Manning down under, recording with Kilgour, Knox, and other Dunedin (New Zealand's Liverpool) scenesters. The results are breathtaking--minimal production, a smooth vocal delivery from Manning, and the simple yet effective instrumentation that made bands like the Clean, Tall Dwarfs, and Renderers the cult favorites that they are. Sublime. --Jason Verlinde Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsMore Stark Beauty From The Anti-Diva Pop Kulcher | San Carlos, CA USA | 11/23/1999 (4 out of 5 stars) "Pop Kulcher Review: I finally got around to picking up this EP, released last year, and all I could do was kick myself for waiting so long. Barbara Manning was (until recently) a San Francisco mainstay, playing a lot of local gigs in support of her favorite indie artists while releasing a handful of solo albums (as well as albums with a rotating band of supporting musicians, the SF Seals). While her work with the band can be pretty fun, upbeat pop, her solo work places her somewhere between Suzanne Vega and Sebadoh's Lou Barlow; pretty acoustic pieces with poetic and articulate lyricism. She's long professed a love for the wonderful alterna-pop from New Zealand's Flying Nun record label (she did a cover of the Bats' beautiful "Smoking Her Wings" awhile back), and last year visited New Zealand and recorded a handful of tunes with various members of their rock underground (including members of the Clean, Bats, Verlaines, and Chris Knox, among others). The result is moody, subtle, and quietly edgy -- not too far afield from her own early solo work, but with some of the more jagged edges of the New Zealand scene slipping in now and then. It's a short album (30 minutes, a good third of which is taken up by a beautiful but meandering instrumental piece); but of the 6 vocal tracks, 5 are all-out stunning and absolutely worth having (the Chris Knox collaboration, like Knox's own work, is a bit too off-putting for this collection). Another notch in the belt of one of the greatest but least known female performers of the nineties." Great Album!!! What's next Barbara? Pop Kulcher | 06/26/1999 (5 out of 5 stars) "For me this album is really the standout in her catalog. If you are a fan you have to check this out and even if you're not still buy it. It definitely showcases a quieter side that works beautifully on the first two tracks. I love the piano accompaniment as well as the help from the guys from Giant Sand. I agree that it leaves you wanting more but everything here is great. I would like to add that to me this isn't really lo-fi and actually when I listen to Lover's Leap the recording has the feeling of being in a small Jazz club." Finally! A new label for Ms. Manning... CC | Sterling Hts., MI USA | 01/18/1999 (4 out of 5 stars) "This CD is superb! Its brevity is its only drawback, which is why I gave it only 4 stars. My personal favorite on this disc is "Lover's Leap". It is hauntingly beautiful enough to be sneaked onto Top 40 (that's not meant as an insult). Word has it that additional material from these New Zealand sessions is also worthy of release. Will there be a "Part 2"? One can only hope...This is excellent lo-fi driving music which warrants repeat listening. I'd love to compare her or her music with someone, but it's impossible. She is herself, and is well worth checking out. Every track is a winner, and it's time that people give this CD a try!"
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