Acoustic Alchemy - The New Edge

Cynics might roll their eyes at the album's title -- there is nothing at all edgy about this duo's buffed-to-a-high-gloss music -- but The New Edge is actually one of Acoustic Alchemy's most entertaining releases. There's a playfulness to these tunes, like the puckish electronic drums on the flamenco-tinged and downright catchy "Notting Hill Two-Step" and the tongue-in-cheek boulevardier pretensions of the closing "Rive Gauche," that suggests a pair of sharp wits behind the well-packaged sheen of this music. The songs are a consistently memorable lot this time out, with a much higher than usual ratio of interesting melodies to snoozy new age mush, and the production, for once, is not so Velveeta-smooth that the record actually becomes hard to listen to. Indeed, songs like the genuinely lovely "Arc-En-Ciel" and "London Skyline" are among the duo's best ever. If you're only going to get one Acoustic Alchemy album, this is the one to get. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide

Name Credits Adam Zelinka Post Production Alba Acebedo Illustrations Alba Acevedo Design Andrew Brown Viola Andy Baltimore ?, Creative Director Anthony Pleeth Cello Barrington Pheloung Conductor, Arranger, Orchestra, String Arrangements, Orchestration Caroline Dale Cello Caroline Dearney Cello Cathy Thompson Violin Chris Laurence Double Bass Craig Oddy Photography, Cover Design Dan Serrano Graphic Design, Design Dan Tomlinson Drums Dave Pomeroy Guitar (Bass) Dave Sinko Engineer Denny Purcell Mastering, ? Derrick James Saxophone Diane Dragonette Producer, ?, Assistant Coordinator Garfield Jackson Viola Glen Keiles Programming Glen Kelles Producer Greg Carmichael Producer, Guitar (Steel), Guitar (Nylon String), Executive Producer, ?, Guitar Gunnar Plumer Double Bass Jackie Salway Design, Graphic Design Jerry Douglas Dobro Jim McCleod Violin John Anderson Oboe, Horn (English), Cor Anglais Joseph Doughney Post Production Klaus Genuit Mixing, Engineer Konstantin Toinaov Violin Levine Andrade Viola, Violin Maciej Rakowski Violin Mario Argandona Percussion, Handclapping, Vocals, Drums Michael Landy Post Production Michael Pollard ?, Producer Nick Webb Sitar, Guitar (12 String), Executive Producer, Guitar (Nylon String), ?, Liner Notes, Guitar, Producer, Guitar (Steel) Patrick Bettison Guitar (Bass) Pauline Lowbury Violin Rainer Bruninghaus Keyboards Randy LeRoy Sequencing Rita Manning Violin Sam Baccho Percussion Sara Loewenthal Double Bass Scott Johnson Graphic Design, Design Sharon Franklin ?, Assistant Director Sonny Mediana ?, Production Director Steve Jones Producer, Engineer, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Terry Disley Accordion, Photography, Keyboards The Dingo Brothers Guitar (Rhythm) Tony Pleeth Cello