2006-07-31
In the past, Michael Brook has collaborated with artists such as Pieter Nooten, Mary Margaret O'Hara, The Pogues, Bryan Ferry, Youssou N'Dour, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Cheb Khaled, Indian electric mandolin player U. Srinivas and the Armenian duduk flute master Djivan Gasparayan. Michael Brook's first solo album since 1992 elegantly combines elements of rock, world, new age, and electronica. As a whole, it is a magnificent work. "I was trying to evoke a sense of place," says Brook, "of different landscapes, of atmospheres. More than anything, RockPaperScissors' is a kind of travelogue... and I hope the listener feels comfortable coming on this slightly eccentric journey with me." – Ben KleineROBERT POLLARD
Normal Happiness
MATTHEW RYAN VS. THE SILVER STATE
Matthew Ryan Vs. The Silver State
Ribbons of Song
Comb My Cowlicks Down
The Concretes
In Colour
JOHN MAYER
– Where the Light Is, Live in LA
SAM ROBERTS BAND
Lo-Fantasy
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