Regina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch
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Artist: Regina SpektorBrand: SPEKTOR,REGINA
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-09-21
Music Label: Sire
Soundtracks:
- Ode to Divorce
- Poor Little Rich Boy
- Carbon Monoxide
- The Flowers
- Us
- Sailor Song
- ***
- Your Honor
- Ghost of Corporate Future
- Chemo Limo
- Somedays
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Free Music Review: Brilliant artist, beautiful voice, and a pizzatarian
Hit: 5 Stars
I was just so darn enamored with "begin to hope" (her latest recording as of this review) that I was able to overcome my horror at the cover art of "Soviet Kitsch" to purchase it anyway (the Russian folk art is fine; but the "wife-beater" tee, the hat, and the bottle? Come on, Regina!). I am so thankful I did. It turns out that "begin to hope" is not her first homerun. What a brilliant artist!
"Soviet Kitsch" is less produced or polished than b2h. That only adds to its charm (and it does not sound bad, mind you). Her voice and piano are featured with occasional additional accompaniment (a whole punk band on track 8). Her songs are so quirky and creative.
Her voice ranges from sweet to sultry to sassy. With frequent modulations in pitch, volume, and tempo it becomes an instrument (like her piano... and "stick" - track 2). I don't know the technical definition of "beat box," but I'd swear she does something that qualifies on track 10 (just before enunciating and emphasizing the word "style" in every way imaginable). I can't think of anyone else who could present the word "contagious" with such vocal acrobatics (track 5). I could melt hearing her sing, "Come on, daddy" (track 3) in varying tones. I could listen to its repetition for the duration of the entire album. Who else could I say that about? Every turn of phrase is entertaining, meaningful.
Her music is so vivid and varied you are transported from a Russian or Jewish dance (end of track 4) to a sailor's tavern (track 6 - I imagine her as the Piano Woman to Billy Joel's Piano Man). There are beautiful ballads (track 11) and even a punk rock song (track 8) - which, by the way, features the most unique rendering of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" since Korn's "Shoots and Ladders."
I imagine she must have a certain conceit or be somewhat self-absorbed. That's not an insult. I can't fathom her bravado in presenting herself in such a fashion deriving from anything else. She must really get a kick out of herself. Take for example track 7. Not a song at all but rather recorded whisperings about getting on with the next song, the one that goes, "da, na, na, na..." As another example, she first claims to be a "vegetarian" who has only a pizza pie for a black eye (no raw meat), but she next turns the phrase to "pizzatarian" (track 8). We are given her rather unique artistic vision and we can do with it what we want. I suspect there are those that would be less than amused or entertained. I, on the other hand, eat it up.
This may sound ridiculous; but whereas most compare Regina to female folk vocalists, I am most reminded of the White Stripes when listening to her... so many varying styles, a stripped down and raw sound, real emotion, artistic and quirky delivery. These are hallmarks of a true craftswoman, a true artist. In this regard, I hope she never changes.
If you enjoy a female vocalist over piano accompaniment, and creativity is a plus, give this a try.
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Media Type: CD
Artist: SPEKTOR,REGINA
Title: SOVIET KITSCH
Street Release Date: 09/21/2004
Genre: ROCK/POP
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