From: Patrik Hamberg (patrik_at_thefunkateers.com)
Date: 2006-01-24 18:45:54
> Ramjac feat. Natalie Gardiner – Arise (Ramjac)
> Cat No: RM 013. Release Date: 6th March 2006.
>
> Ramjac has taken a production leap of faith here and by doing so has
> created the first broken soul masterpiece of 2006. "Arise" is
> coloured by synths that are so deformed, you'd assume there was a lot
> of dust stuck to your needle. Somehow, these disfigured synths fit
> perfectly under Natalie's meditative vocals, and there's even an
> instrumental for maximum distorted pleasure. Flip for the unkempt
> percussion and restrained key work of "Sweetest Child of Mine", which
> is thankfully a polite soulful gem, and not a cover of a heavy rock
> track.
I second that.
This is a really great coupl of tunes and the album follows up on the
promises.
If you happen to read swedish you can find my review of the album here:
http://dagensskiva.com/index.asp?datum=2006-01-17
Cheers,
Patrik Hamberg
dagensskiva.com