Shanti Project Collection, Vol. 2

shanti project collection, vol. 2

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Like the first Shanti Project Collection, the second volume brings together a multitude of artists who each contribute several unreleased tracks. The emphasis here is on somber female indie rockers and the disturbingly quiet music they make. Mimi Parker of Low begins things in much the same ethereal mood as her band. "When You Walked Out on Me" slows down a country music vibe, while "The Plan" echoes the solemnity of a church mass. Kristin Hersh serves up elliptical ballads in which she underpins her stream-of-consciousness lyrics with splintered guitar riffs and ominous screams from the gut. Most impressive is Tarnation's Paula Frazer, who joins former American Music Club leader Mark Eitzel to deliver the gorgeous Scott Walker ballad "Rhymes of Goodbye." Edith Frost employs a rudimentary guitar strumming pattern for her simple yet effective blues songs. For a shift in weirdness, Melissa Auf der Maur delivers the off-kilter ramblings of "Desire Is Critical" and a bizarre cover of Roxy Music's "Love Is the Drug."

A portion of the proceeds benefits the Shanti Project of San Francisco, an AIDS/HIV assistance provider. Great music and a good cause. --Rob O'Connor

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Shanti Project Collection, Vol. 2
Shanti Project Collection, Vol. 2
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • great compilation of songs you'd never hear
  • Powerful!
  • Beautiful, somber all female comp
 Shanti Project Collection, Vol. 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Badman Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005172A
Release Date: 2000-11-21

Tracks:

  1. When You Walked Out On Me - Mimi Parker
  2. The Plan (Elysian Version) - Mimi Parker
  3. Hate My Way (Acoustic) - Kristin Hersh
  4. Garoux Des Larmes (Acoustic) - Kristin Hersh
  5. This Is A Song - Paula Frazer
  6. Rhymes Of Goodbye - Paula Frazer
  7. Move - Rebecca Gates
  8. The Colonel's Circle - Rebecca Gates
  9. Ancestors - Edith Frost
  10. Cold And On My Mind - Edith Frost
  11. The One You Love - Julie Doiron
  12. And There Is Still Enough - Julie Doiron
  13. All Their Broken Hearts - Julie Doiron
  14. Desire Is Critical - MAdM
  15. Love Is The Drug - MAdM

Amazon.com

Like the first Shanti Project Collection, the second volume brings together a multitude of artists who each contribute several unreleased tracks. The emphasis here is on somber female indie rockers and the disturbingly quiet music they make. Mimi Parker of Low begins things in much the same ethereal mood as her band. "When You Walked Out on Me" slows down a country music vibe, while "The Plan" echoes the solemnity of a church mass. Kristin Hersh serves up elliptical ballads in which she underpins her stream-of-consciousness lyrics with splintered guitar riffs and ominous screams from the gut. Most impressive is Tarnation's Paula Frazer, who joins former American Music Club leader Mark Eitzel to deliver the gorgeous Scott Walker ballad "Rhymes of Goodbye." Edith Frost employs a rudimentary guitar strumming pattern for her simple yet effective blues songs. For a shift in weirdness, Melissa Auf der Maur delivers the off-kilter ramblings of "Desire Is Critical" and a bizarre cover of Roxy Music's "Love Is the Drug."

A portion of the proceeds benefits the Shanti Project of San Francisco, an AIDS/HIV assistance provider. Great music and a good cause. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars great compilation of songs you'd never hear.......2003-10-19

This CD is great. minimalistic music, but strong song-writing and covers here. Krisin Hersh, as always is breathtaking. Mimi Parker does a great job here..... but the biggest surprises comes in Melissa Auf der Maur (former bass player for Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins) that are just so bizarre, that any PJ Harvey fan would love it....... if you own Peej's 4 track demos..... thinks that Courtney Love is horrible talent hiding behind true talent..... then this album is for you just for Melissa's tracks....... but i will tell you that there is not a bad song on this CD.

5 out of 5 stars Powerful!.......2001-02-24

I bought this cd because of Kristen Hersh and of course she doesn't disappoint. Her performance is, however, almost incidental compared to the opening two tracks performed by Mimi Parker of Low. "When you walked out on me" with it's lazy/sloppy guitar playing and Mimi's haunting performance simply blew me away. That song alone carries this entire record...

4 out of 5 stars Beautiful, somber all female comp.......2001-01-12

Mimi Parker (Low)makes her debut solo effort as does Rebecca Gates (Spinanes) on this compelling follow up to Shanti Project Collection. All the tracks are new or rare and quite satisfying. I'm especially fond of Mimi Parker and Julie Doiron's (Eric's Trip) tunes. The photographs and booklet design is beautiful and overall the cd is well worth adding to your collection.

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