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Wonderful Wooden Reasons ~ Featured Reviews Fools & Orphans, The Amber Sessions and The Last Drive In
Posted in Fools & Orphans, Music Reviews, The Amber Sessions, The Last Drive In with tags instrumental, piano, singer/songwriter. gothic ethereal.melodramatic esoteri on August 12, 2008 by Sister CleophasThe Clockwork Cabaret~playlist 5.08.08 Sway
Posted in Radio play, The Amber Sessions with tags ethereal, gothic neo-classical, instrumental on May 8, 2008 by Sister Cleophas
Playlist:May 08, 2008
Fad Gadget – Collapsing New People
Combustible Edison – Vertigogo
Adam Ant – Strip
Wolfgang Press – Mama Told Me Not To Come
Django Reinhardt with Stephan Grapelli – Swing Guitars
Squirrel Nut Zippers – Got My Own Thing Now
Vernian Process – Her Clockwork Heart
Dinah Washington – Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby? (Rae and Christina Remix)
Two Man Gentlemen Band – Let’s Make A Sandwich
Smothers Brothers – Laredo
Squeeze – Take Me I’m Yours
The Jam – A Town Called Malice
Beat Circus – The Ghost of Emma Jean
Leon Redbone – Lulu’s Back In Town
Voices of McDowell – All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight
Pogues – If I Should Fall From Grace With God
New Model Army – What A Wonderful Way To Go
Slick Pelts – Hell from the Hills
Tom Waits – Metropolitan Glide
Eddie Izzard – Bees and Wasps
Johnny Cash – Personal Jesus
T Bone Burnett – Shake, Rattled and Rolled
Phranc – Mrs Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter
Andrew Sisters – Coffee Song
The Slow Poisoners – Curtains!
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Something Wicked This Way Comes
The Decemberists – We Both Go Down Together
Jo Gabriel – Sway
Jay Munly – Spill The Wine
Le Mystere de Voix Bulgares – Shope Shope
The Unreachable Sky re-issue 2008 thru Ephemera!
Posted in projects in progress, The Unreachable Sky with tags ambient, instrumental, neo classical, piano on May 2, 2008 by Sister CleophasI will be reissuing The Unreachable Sky through Ephemera Records Summer 2008, as an exclusively instrumental album with 2 NEW! added tracks as a bonus~!
Jo Gabriel featured/ORGAN SHOW playlists
Posted in Radio play, The Amber Sessions, The Last Drive In with tags Add new tag, gothic ethereal, instrumental, neo classical on April 21, 2008 by Sister Cleophas
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My beloved Organ ~reviews of The Amber Sessions & Last Drive In!
Posted in Music Reviews, The Amber Sessions, The Last Drive In with tags ambient, gothic neo-classical, instrumental on April 20, 2008 by Sister CleophasI have been honored by two incredible reviews by Sean at Organ Magazine! I apologize for having disturbed Biddy the Cat whilst he was trying to jot down his impressions of the music!
But cat’s are resilient creatures and tonight Biddy shall pick several songs to play on RESONANCE 104.4 FM London every sunday night at 9pm
http://www.resonancefm.com world wide
Here they are~ bless you Sean and Biddy~!
http://www.organart.demon.co.uk/neworgan253.htm
Moments Like Drops~ SepiaChord playlist 4.13.08
Posted in Radio play, The Amber Sessions with tags gothic neo-classical, instrumental on April 13, 2008 by Sister Cleophas| Sepiachord
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Apr 13 2008 1:51 PM
Playlist for the Week Ending 4.13.08 Zoe Boekbinder – Vermillion: Little Johnny |
Masque of The Red Death~ninthspace review of track off The Last Drive In
Posted in Music Reviews, The Last Drive In with tags gothic neo-classical, instrumental on April 10, 2008 by Sister CleophasJo Gabriel: Masque of the Red Death, Ninthspace review off The Last Drive In
Filmmakers looking for a spooky but engaging soundtrack to accompany their Times New Roman opening credits (complete with sweeping shots of barren landscapes only broken by highway) need look no further than Masque of the Red Death. Taken from Jo Gabriel’s album The Last Drive In, this instrumental appropriates its title from the film of the same name. The key to its success is that it doesn’t attempt to ratchet up tension, or reach any conclusion – any tension that exists is created solely by the listener. Instead it drives onwards, quietly, mercilessly, the piano riding over macabre synth drones which hint at what might happen if you choose to deviate from the given path. And of course we always do.
Ninthspace review of The Amber Sessions
Posted in Music Reviews, The Amber Sessions with tags gothic neo-classical, instrumental on April 7, 2008 by Sister Cleophas
I am feeling very honored by this extremely eloquent,substantive and flattering review of my Amber Sessions!
Hail to Ninthspace for lavishing me with their attentions~
http://www.ninthspace.org/blog/archives/2008/04/07/jo-gabriel-the-amber-sessions/
Amber~SepiaChord Playlist 4.06.08
Posted in Radio play, The Amber Sessions with tags gothic neo-classical, instrumental on April 6, 2008 by Sister Cleophas| Sepiachord
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Apr 6 2008 11:57 AM
Playlist for the Week Ending 4.6.08
Painted Saints: The Lament |
Ninthspace review of The Last Drive In…
Posted in The Last Drive In with tags gothic neo-classical, instrumental on April 2, 2008 by Sister CleophasWednesday, April 02, 2008
Jo Gabriel: Waking The Dark NinthSpace review April 1st-
Waking The Dark sets the scene on Jo Gabriel’s album The Last Drive In – nine tracks of solitary terror. I think that’s the plan, but to my ears, using the piano as a centerpiece for such evocative ambience results in something rather beautiful although this doesn’t manifest itself until many hours after that first listen. Subsequent listens are more welcoming.
This opening piece, like all its companions, appears to pair structure with improvisation. The repeated phrases which shift key are emphasised by a subtle organ drone which follows them around, sometimes joined by strings. These movements turn incredibly pretty at times. Upsetting and unsettling this balance are occasional flourishes of keys and synth pads which draw the music back to its primary intentions.
Amber~SepiaChord playlist for 3.30.08
Posted in Radio play, The Amber Sessions with tags gothic neo-classical, instrumental on March 30, 2008 by Sister CleophasSepiachord
Playlist for the Week Ending 3.30.08
Orion Rigel Dommisse: A Giver
Make a Rising: Bradfords’s Big Boat Ride [Beyond (The Dawn)]
Kim Vermillion: First the Bees…
Nichols Family Gospel Hour: From Mourning to Morning
They Might Be Giants: Lady is a Tramp
12 Rounds: Where Fools Go
David J: Antarctica Starts Here
Ilya E Monosov: I Open My Arms
ECPE: Farther Along
Orchards: Bless Me Moon
Jo Gabriel: Amber
Ex Reverie: The Crowning
Vermillion Lies: Shark Serenade
Life Toward Twilight: The Mirror
Combustible Edison: Pink Victim
Ugly Cassanova: Diamonds on the Face of Evil
Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys: Dark Anne
Luna Tart: Put Down Roots
Tiny Hat Orchestra: Epilogue
Scarring Party: Eye
Those Darned Accordions: Hamsterman
Fire on Fire: Amnesia
Grey DeLisle: Turtle Dove
The New Dress: Where Our Failures Are
Mistress Of Time~ SepiaChord playlist 3.23.08
Posted in Radio play, The Amber Sessions with tags gothic neo-classical, instrumental on March 23, 2008 by Sister CleophasSepiachord  |
Mar 23, 2008 11:41 AMPlaylist for the Week Ending 3.23.08 Be Good Tanyas: Only in the Past |
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Yorga’s Songs of Hunting~SepiaChord Playlist 3.16.08
Posted in Radio play, The Amber Sessions with tags cat, gothic neo-classical, instrumental on March 16, 2008 by Sister Cleophas| Sepiachord |
Mar 16, 2008 5:17 AMPlaylist for the Week Ending 3.16.08 Voltaire: Dead |
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Masque Of The Red Death~3.11.08 The Clockwork Cabaret 103.5FM
Posted in Radio play, The Last Drive In with tags gothic neo-classical, instrumental on March 11, 2008 by Sister CleophasThose lovely Davenport sisters played Masque Of The Red Death on their fabulous radio show!
The Clockwork Cabaret 103.5 LP FM Carrboro and Chapel Hill NC
Playlist 3.11.08
Magnetic Fields – Born On a Train
Gogol Bordello – Start Wearing Purple
Kraftwork – Europe Endless
Switchblade Symphony – Sheep
New Model Army – Aimless Desire
New Model Army – I Love the World
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Little Johnny Jewel
Tom Waits – What’s He Building?
Unextraordinary Gentlemen – Open Arms Empty Air
Theme from Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
The Smiths – Cemetery Gates
Einsturzende Neubauten – Sand
Nick Drake – Pink Moon
Thomas Dolby – One of Our Submarines
The Tuna Helpers – Blueberry Head
They Might Be Giants – Seven
Jo Gabriel – Masque of the Red Death
The Decemberists – Chimbly Sweep
Ethel Merman – I’m an Indian Too
Alarm Will Sound – Prep Gwarlek 38
Puppini Sisters – Walk Like an Egyptian
Scott Joplin – Something Doing
Tiger Lillies – Never Marry a Man
Dolly Parton – Silver Dagger
Rasputina – If Your Kisses Can’t Hold The Man You Love
Man Man – Skin Tension
Reverend Glasseye – God Help you Dumb Boy
Fade To Black~SepiaChord playlist 3.03.08
Posted in Radio play, The Last Drive In with tags gothic neo-classical, instrumental on March 3, 2008 by Sister Cleophas| Sepiachord |
Mar 3, 2008 9:54 AMPlaylist for the Week Ending 3.3.08 Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys: The Negative Heart Society |
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DeadofNight reviews~ The Amber Sessions and The Last Drive In
Posted in Music Reviews, Radio play, The Amber Sessions, The Last Drive In with tags gothic neo-classical, instrumental on January 9, 2008 by Sister CleophasNeo classical/Goth pianist and vocalist extrodinare Jo Gabriel has TWO releases out this month that you’ll be hearing a lot of during my broadcasts of The Dead OF Night.
“THE LAST DRIVE IN” and
“THE AMBER SESSIONS” are both available through her website at http://www.jogabriel.com/
The Last Drive In is a collection of instrumentals that invokes the feeling and atmospere of those late night horror movie matinees, bringing to mind that other worldly sense of being one step beyond the imagined borders of our reality. Jo seamlessly interweaves both accoustic piano and synth sounds, mounting both tension and drama within the context of every composition to really transport the listener. Where so many artists merely try to achieve that balance of atmosphere and driving sense of movement Jo succeedes and creates and audio soundscape that is above and beyond what you’d ever expect.Track four “There’s A Crack In The Wall” will be featured during my next broadcast, tune in and hear it for yourself.
The Amber Sessions…
Within the context of this body of work the listener is treated to a myriad number of explorative textural movements in sound and composition, at times stark and dissonant, other numbers will simply floor you with a haunting melodic touch seldom heard in so far as it’s vulnerability and artistic scope. Each track on this EP (It’s actually 13 tracks in length)has a unique perspective unto its own. There’s an underlying sense of restless exploration where no definitive is settled on and happily so. This CD is a place you’ll want to get lost in for a while, not caring if you ever find your way back.
I’m not big on rating systems and I don’t think there’s a definitve number of stars you can award work like this, each CD is a truth unto itself and worth owning however, you don’t have to take my word on it, go to Jo’s MySpace page and give her work a listen…
http://www.myspace.com/jogabriel
WDBX 91.1FM
Wind and Wire review~ The Unreachable Sky 2003
Posted in The Unreachable Sky with tags "Jo Gabriel" piano, gothic neo-classical, instrumental on May 7, 2003 by Sister CleophasWind and Wire
Review by Bill Binkelman
Full review: http://www.windandwire.com/february/the_unreachable_sky.htm
Review of The Unreachable Sky (2003)
“… Here’s an intriguing album comprised of both instrumental and a few vocal tracks. Jo Gabriel plays piano, electric guitar, and keyboard samples and is possessed of a singing voice that reminds me of a combination of Joni Mitchell and Tori Amos; she has that combination of raw human emotion and a multi-octave range that either appeals to a person or doesn’t. I doubt that anyone who hears her on the several vocal tracks will have a neutral reaction. Myself, I found her style intensely intimate and well-suited for integration with the somber and minimal piano-driven instrumental songs …”
“… While some songs feature prominent use of sampled instruments, Gabriel’s piano is far and away the main attraction here, and she has the chops to make it worthwhile listening. If you usually find “new age” music piano to be too sweet and undemanding, you won’t have that reaction here, trust me. Yet, seldom is The Unreachable Sky inaccessible or abrasive. Unconventional, yes, but not overly formidable …”
“… On the whole, though, The Unreachable Sky is worthwhile if you enjoy moody piano music, along with some sampled keyboards (mostly strings) and a few vocal tracks here and there. I don’t know that you could classify this as ambient music, and it sure isn’t new age or adult contemporary. In some ways, it cleaves closer to neo-classical, especially with how Gabriel plays her piano (her technique really is quite good). There are also some avant garde elements and a bit of Projekt-type goth/shoegazer mixed in there as well …”
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