Friday, February 26, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
Brigid Power Ryce - "You Are Here" EP....OUT NOW!!
Rusted Rail is proud to announce the release of “You Are Here” a five song EP by Brigid Power Ryce. Recorded in Philadelphia with Eric Carbonara and in London at ToeRag studios with Liam Watson, these transatlantic sessions capture Brigid’s steel strung out cosmic folk ballads. As Rusted Rail's newest discovery, Brigid Power Ryce’s stellar yet earthy folk-blues stylings and languid lullabies are sure to hypnotise. This 3inch hand-stamped EP/mini-album is housed in a handmade sleeve.
"Proving that the ladies can be equally as tormented, Brigid Power Ryce’s “You Are Here” has a melancholia coursing through it that congeals in the yowling sadness of her voice. ‘Like A Sun’ in particular makes a deep impression, with its downhearted 12-string strumming framing the vocals perfectly, recalling heartbreaks as old as time. It’s appealingly under-produced, making Power-Ryce’s long dark night of the soul even crueller." – Shindig Magazine
A truly outstanding release on one of my favourite labels. Two of these tracks were recorded at ToeRag Studios and the other three in Philadelphia by Eric Carbonara and the sound on all five is warm and full. Brigid plays 12 string guitar and sings with a languid free-flowing style, reminiscent of Tim Buckley. Highly recommended – Boa Melody Bar
Five track ep on the Irish-based label Rusted Rail from avant folk artist Brigid Power Ryce. recorded in Philadelphia with Eric Carbonara and also in London at Toe Rag studios with Liam Watson. The ep features some beautifully haunting avant-folk sounds from this Galway-based artist. Its a lovely raw kind of stripped down sound simply featuring steel-strung acoustic guitar picking and vocals. Almost like a more rustic Cat Power with the weirdness of Joanna Newsom. Comes in a lovely hand stamped three inch card sleeve, all lovingly hand made by the Rusted Rail label. – Road Records
Brigid Power Ryce's voice wistfully swoops through this eerie folk tidbit, accompanied only by minimal, bluesy guitar strokes...these songs otherwise bear an appealing, sepulchral campfire sound. Resigned dirge "Wild Grin" and lachrymose "Lost Night Girls" both exhibit this poignantly mysterious charm, revealing a talent for dimly-lit folk wondrousness. - Indieville
With three tracks recorded spring 2009 in Philadelphia, interwoven with two more recorded the prior spring in London, it’s hard to tell exactly where we are on ‘You Are Here’ particularly as place feels less the music’s concern than time. With a voice like a reigned-in Mira Billotte of White Magic, Ryce brings a kindred melancholy and inquiry to simple, strong verses, mystifying the mundane and self-evident now with lyrical imagination indebted to pagan virtue as much as those interpreters who came before (Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake, Karen Dalton, etc). Her shaggy delivery expresses a modest range as much as it amplifies the lone guitar which picks faithfully alongside like the score’s staff, grounded on its belly as her vowels grow loftier and loftier. Though the song at times threatens to lose itself in the sustained high (rephrasing the bold title on the cover as a mantra directed inward) the clean production brings both characters to the fore with fine separation and complimentary colors. Stamped disc comes in standard RR hand-assembled sleeve with pasted photo. Recommended! - Animal Psi
Brigid’s music is strongly folk influenced and owes an audible debt to the great Tim Buckley. However she has a discernible style of her own, where, over languid guitar strums, her large, strong voice muses, rises, and drifts, often becoming an instrument itself. - Galway Advertiser
available from http://www.rustedrail.com/bpr2
an interview with Brigid can be found here - http://www.rustedrail.com/brigid%20advertiser%20feature.pdf
"Proving that the ladies can be equally as tormented, Brigid Power Ryce’s “You Are Here” has a melancholia coursing through it that congeals in the yowling sadness of her voice. ‘Like A Sun’ in particular makes a deep impression, with its downhearted 12-string strumming framing the vocals perfectly, recalling heartbreaks as old as time. It’s appealingly under-produced, making Power-Ryce’s long dark night of the soul even crueller." – Shindig Magazine
A truly outstanding release on one of my favourite labels. Two of these tracks were recorded at ToeRag Studios and the other three in Philadelphia by Eric Carbonara and the sound on all five is warm and full. Brigid plays 12 string guitar and sings with a languid free-flowing style, reminiscent of Tim Buckley. Highly recommended – Boa Melody Bar
Five track ep on the Irish-based label Rusted Rail from avant folk artist Brigid Power Ryce. recorded in Philadelphia with Eric Carbonara and also in London at Toe Rag studios with Liam Watson. The ep features some beautifully haunting avant-folk sounds from this Galway-based artist. Its a lovely raw kind of stripped down sound simply featuring steel-strung acoustic guitar picking and vocals. Almost like a more rustic Cat Power with the weirdness of Joanna Newsom. Comes in a lovely hand stamped three inch card sleeve, all lovingly hand made by the Rusted Rail label. – Road Records
Brigid Power Ryce's voice wistfully swoops through this eerie folk tidbit, accompanied only by minimal, bluesy guitar strokes...these songs otherwise bear an appealing, sepulchral campfire sound. Resigned dirge "Wild Grin" and lachrymose "Lost Night Girls" both exhibit this poignantly mysterious charm, revealing a talent for dimly-lit folk wondrousness. - Indieville
With three tracks recorded spring 2009 in Philadelphia, interwoven with two more recorded the prior spring in London, it’s hard to tell exactly where we are on ‘You Are Here’ particularly as place feels less the music’s concern than time. With a voice like a reigned-in Mira Billotte of White Magic, Ryce brings a kindred melancholy and inquiry to simple, strong verses, mystifying the mundane and self-evident now with lyrical imagination indebted to pagan virtue as much as those interpreters who came before (Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake, Karen Dalton, etc). Her shaggy delivery expresses a modest range as much as it amplifies the lone guitar which picks faithfully alongside like the score’s staff, grounded on its belly as her vowels grow loftier and loftier. Though the song at times threatens to lose itself in the sustained high (rephrasing the bold title on the cover as a mantra directed inward) the clean production brings both characters to the fore with fine separation and complimentary colors. Stamped disc comes in standard RR hand-assembled sleeve with pasted photo. Recommended! - Animal Psi
Brigid’s music is strongly folk influenced and owes an audible debt to the great Tim Buckley. However she has a discernible style of her own, where, over languid guitar strums, her large, strong voice muses, rises, and drifts, often becoming an instrument itself. - Galway Advertiser
available from http://www.rustedrail.com/bpr2
an interview with Brigid can be found here - http://www.rustedrail.com/brigid%20advertiser%20feature.pdf
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