Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions
Country of origin:
U.S.
Type of music generally:
Laid-back, slowcore ethereal alternative pop
Status:
Most recent release, Bavarian Fruit Bread, 2001
See also:
Hope Sandoval's siteThe Ectophiles' Guide's entry for Mazzy Star
Comparisons:
Mazzy Star, Elysian Fields—Mazzy Star without the jangling or electronic leanings. (JoAnn Whetsell)
Covers/own material:
Mostly own
General comments:
Hope Sandoval is the former lead singer of Mazzy Star. Colm O'Ciosoig was formerly with My Bloody Valentine.
Recommended first album:
Bavarian Fruit Bread
Recordings:
- At the Doorway Again ep< (2001)/LI>
- Suzanne (ep, 2001)
- Bavarian Fruit Bread (2001)
At the Doorway Again
Release info:
2001—Rough Trade
Availability:
Wide
Ecto priority:
Highly recommended
Comments:
not bad, judging by 1.5 listens. as languid as mazzy star, but more liquid, if that makes any sense, and less country-like. some burbly keyboards here and there give this a different tone as well. bert jansch guests on one track. until hearing this, i never really realized that hope can give jennifer charles of elysian fields a run for her money in the sultry department. (woj@smoe.org)Finally, Hope Sandoval and Warm Invention, "At the doorway again". Again, continuity—this could well be a new Mazzy Star CD! Relaxed, unhurried, yet somewhat smoldering, it picks up pretty much where Among My Swan left off. Which is a huge relief for me—I need some Mazzy Star now and then! Slight difference in sound, more like a continental drift than a real change, brings them ever closer to the Elysian Fields. Perhaps they will merge one day :) (afries@zip.com.au)
Bavarian Fruit Bread
Release info:
2001—Rough Trade—06076-83201-2
Availability:
Wide
Ecto priority:
Highly recommended
Group members:
Hope Sandoval—vocals, guitar, keys, glockenspiel, harmonica, backing vocals
Guest artists:
Alan Browne—bass on tracks 1, 4, 11
Juilan Goldwhite—guitar on track 10
Jill Emery—bass on track 10
Bert Jansch—guitar on tracks 3, 7
Paul mc Quillan—guitar on tracks 4, 11
Colm O Ciosoig—drums, bass, guitar, keys, backing vocals
Mike Prosenko—guitar on track 1
Ji-Young Woon—cello on track 6
Nicole Presley—backing vocals on track 1
Arve Henrickson—trumpet on track 12
Produced by:
Hope Sandoval and Colm O Ciosoig
Comments:
Amazing solo debut! What has amazed me even more are all the rave reviews she has got in norwegian media. If her forthcoming releases are all half this good then I'm really gonna be happy. (onealien@mo.himolde .no)Whether or not you like this cd depends on how you like the central conceit of Ms. Sandoval's singing. A little girl Lolita voice, distant, bored and slutty, without much range or power against vaguely folky, postmodern country—not quite slowcore, not quite psychedelic. I like the vaporous, desultory sound myself, but not all the time. This is firmly a 2AM cd. (ethereal_lad@livejournal.com)
I enjoy the cd basically for the atmosphere it creates. Hope's voice is in great form and even though only one or two of the songs actually claim a life of their own to me, the mood and feeling this cd creates (like some of Mazzy Star's stuff) is great to just sit back and listen to. I'm a lyrics person but when I listen to Hope or Mazzy Star I really only hear the voice and the music. It's worth buying. (RocketsTail@aol.com)
This is a great album for the right mood, which is usually a late at night/really early morning when you want something to drift along to, something to feel rather than something to make you think. Similar to yet different from Mazzy Star, slower, gentler, more sensuous. (JoAnn Whetsell)
Thanks to JoAnn Whetsell for work on this entry.
