Play Power

Artist: David Candy
Label: Jet Set Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 604978003829
EAN: 0604978003829
ASIN: B00005K9HY

Release Date: 2001-06-12

Play Power

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Tracks:

Playpower (David Candy Theme)
Incomprehensibly Yours
Listen To The Music
Redfuchsiatamborine&gravel
Bad Bad Boy
Diary Of A Genius
Lullaby From 'Rosmary's Baby'

Customer Reviews:

well, if you like ian svenonious..........2002-07-23

...then that is the only reason to buy this album. anyone who isnt a fan of ian's quirky and strange personality won't truely appreciate this album. for ian fans, it's very humorous and entertaining. for everyone else, it will come of as stupid and pretencious.

It is the very flower of decadence........2002-03-24

Because Ian had infiltrated my mental life (and by association those around me) for such a long time due to his brilliant antics as the screeching, dazzling, darling lead performer in the make-up (and Nation), I felt compelled to obtain Play Power. I was intrigued by Ian's use of spectacle. However, this album offers another perspective on Ian's chemistry by transmitting his neural firings into a stream-of-consciousness-like flow. Whether he believes any of the things he mentions or as some accuse, it is a tribute to one's own ego, is purely irrelevant. He has allowed us, as listeners, entry into the workings of his mind. The truth is that he knows of the existence of such things in reality and has chosen to pair the words and ideas with the underlying music. His decision-making is flawless.

For those with interest in modern art, you'll smile with a flash of recognition at some of the esoteric references, as I'm sure those with culinary preoccupations will at the recipe recital.

To borrow from Oscar Wilde, "It is the very flower of decadence."

Mellow and Ridiculous.......2001-11-28

If you get this it's probably because you like The Make Up, The Cupid Car Club, and The Nation of Ulysses. This largely instrumental and spoken word album does not sound like any of those other bands however. Ian does "sing" on two tracks, and in a more low key, monotone way. You wont get the shrieking, screaming crazy man you are used to hearing. On the other tracks he speaks over spaced out sixties cocktail music. I realized the music was pretty good after I heard it the third time, and would have worked fine without old Svenonious on the spoken word tracks. He is however, a funny guy, and you are sure to laugh a few times at his absurd musings about art, morning ritual, and favorite tourist spot (Brazil). I laughed out loud when he deadpans, "I checked my I.D....I am still David Candy" in "Diary of Genius."

On the first listen, you will want to hear the album on headphones or just lay back and listen to what Ian has to say. After that, the album will best serve as pleasant back ground noise as you go about some other activity, like entertaining a guest over coffee or tea, or doing homework.

By far my favorite song on here is "I've been a bad bad boy."

I was left feeling like this David Candy persona had an interesting world. Unfortunately this album merely teases at what it and David Candy are really all about.Big Ian Sven fans will dig it for sure(...). Otherwise, approach with caution.

Ian rules!.......2001-08-07

I have to agree with one critic's view that Play Power seems incomplete. There is a sense that the David Candy concept was not fully realised. I don't know, probably this is just an introduction to things to come. I however found the album overall to be engaging and well-crafted. The musicianship on display here is excellent. Perhaps more importantly, I find Ian Svenonius (who plays David Candy) irresistible. He is a spectacular underground talent and I've been following his career for a while now. I like his bold, playful, intelligent approach to pop music, and the refreshing absence in his work of the self-consciousness and irony that plague much of contemporary music. I would recommend that you also pick up albums by his bands the Make-up (I want Some; Save Yourself) and the Nation of Ulysses (Plays Pretty for Baby) for a better idea of what he is about. He may come across a bit silly, but, you know, I think that's the point.

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White Heat: Film Noir ~ The Jazz at the Movies Band

Jazztet

Live at Ronnie Scott's ~ Louie Bellson

Olympia 20 Mars 1960, Pt. 1 ~ Miles Davis

At the Woodchopper's/Blowin' Up a Storm ~ Woody Herman

1945 1947 ~ Roy Eldridge

Panorama: Melodies De Hawaii ~ Various Artists

Ao Vivo - Gravado Ao Vivo De Seu Ultimo Show ~ Adoniran Barbosa

Novo Millennium ~ Tamba Trio

Ich ~ Michaela Merten