Track Listings (13) - Disc #1| All Artists: Claire Voyant Title: Time and the Maiden Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Metropolis Records Release Date: 1/30/2001 Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Style: Goth & Industrial Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 782388019620, 0782388019668, 718750362421 |
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 | Claire Voyant Time and the Maiden Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
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CD ReviewsVictoria, would you sing at my funeral? (Sometime later on) Scott Sweet | Colorado Springs, CO | 01/17/2002 (4 out of 5 stars) "The soundscape on "Time and the Maiden" is a distillation of Cocteau Twins, The Shroud, Lycia and Skinner Box-era Julianna Towns. The whole thing goes down smoother than 30-year-old brandy. Benjamin Fargen's guitar gently floats in a sea of reverb, while Chris Ross gives us just enough synth drums to keep time. Hazy keyboard melodies hold the middle ground between the other instruments and Victoria Lloyd's voice. No, not voice - Voice. How the hell does she sound so world-weary and so yearning at the same time? Practice, I guess.All the songs are elegant mood pop. Great slow-dance music for ghosts. The trip-hop beats keep "Maiden" from getting too ethereal. Lloyd's lyrics focus on love and what a drag it is to be mortal. Since the songs have a consistent sound, it's hard to list "standouts."The influences behind Claire Voyant's style jump out at you from song to song. This stuff is two parts ethereal, one part alpha state, one part heartache. Very soothing, slightly haunting.A sidenote: if you wanna hear a remix of track five ("Majesty") that's even better than the album version, order "Fairies, Elves & Angels Vol. I" through this site." A soaring voice Summer B. Frace | Austin, TX USA | 09/24/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "The first thing that strikes you about Claire Voyant's music is Victoria Lloyd's soaring voice. She is incredible. Strong and soaring with an impressive range, Lloyd really makes this CD shine with her emotional delivery. The music is thoughtful and almost ethereal, without being boring. The underlying music features mostly synths and some light guitars (nothing cruncy or heavy here). The drums are epic but not to heavy or loopy or dancy (which I think is a good thing - too many artists these days are getting caught up in making things dancy at the cost of being unoriginal.I have a really hard time trying to pinpoint Claire Voyant's music or fit it within one distinct genre, or even try to compare them to someone else. They are original and creating their own thing. I know this probably won't help you in deciding if you want to give them a try. If you like the Hyperium Heavenly Voices compilations (their prominent placement on Volume IV really helped Claire Voyant gain a number of new fans) then you will likely enjoy this release. Victoria Lloyd definitely has a heavenly voice." Amazing Eddie L Sikes Jr | Aurora, Colorado United States | 10/03/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "if you buy soundtracks to get that perfect orchestrated sound with incredible vocals you no longer need to do that. This is one hauntingly beautiful CD that will touch your core. Perfect for the goth enthusiast"
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