Ruby Series

Ruby Series Artist: Rebecca Gates
Label: Badman Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 709363698922
EAN: 0709363698922
ASIN: B00005MHOO


Release Date: 2001-06-26

Ruby Series


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Tracks:

  1. I Received A Levitation
  2. The Colonel's Circle
  3. Doos
  4. In A Star Orbit
  5. Move
  6. Lure And Cast
  7. The Seldom Scene

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  1. Imp Years
  2. Strand
  3. Arches and Aisles
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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Hoping for more..........2001-07-12

The first solo effort from Rebecca Gates, former Spinanes leader, came with high expectations, as the three Spinanes albums (especially "Strand") are gems. Unfortunately, this seven-song EP is a bit of a disappointment, even though it's finely crafted and beautifully sung. Rebecca clearly wanted to get away from conventional rock, and that's fine, but these songs just don't vary enough in arrangement or tempo--frankly, the CD gets kind of boring by the end. And co-producer John McEntire's electronic percussion and synthesizers sound terribly dated--he may be largely to blame for "The Ruby Series" being a disappointment, as Stereolab has also become rather boring and synthetic since hooking up with him. The tracks that feature more organic instrumentation (such as the jazzy "The Seldom Scene") are more appealing--too bad this don't go further in that direction.

In some ways, this EP comes off as a Sade move, at least as much as one can make without writing blatantly catchy tunes--which Rebecca doesn't--and recording for a small indie label. And, on the plus side: as always, Rebecca's lyrics reward attentive listening (unfortunately, harder here than on a Spinanes album because the music is less compelling).

However, the fact that this is an EP and has "Series" in the title leads me to think that this is kind of a stylistic one-off, and that she may have a more varied, full-length CD in the works next. This is far from a bad effort, but Rebecca Gates is capable of more, and will probably deliver it in the future.

4 out of 5 stars

Music Album:

  1. Put Danger Back in Your Life ~ Folksongs for the Afterlife
  2. Tension and the Spark ~ Darren Hayes
  3. Fallingwater ~ Lisa Miskovsky
  4. Cabaret '79 ~ Tom Robinson
  5. Seven
  6. Extended Versions (Live) ~ Elvin Bishop
  7. A Year in Your Life: 1984, Vol. 2 ~ Various Artists
  8. Music: Breathing of Statues ~ Viola Crayola
  9. Practice Tracks: Rock for Bass Players ~ Various Artists
  10. Burner ~ Jane Jensen

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Vira Brasil ~ Roberto Leal

Live! ~ Jaki Byard Quartet

Les Violences de Rameau ~ Louis Sclavis Sextet

Jazz Moods

La Metamorphose Des Cloportes (Dig) ~ Jimmy Smith

Canzoni Che Cantava Mamma ~ Nino D'Angelo

Codinome Cazuza ~ Various Artists

The Nina Simone Story ~ Nina Simone

Strictly Zouk ~ Various Artists

Aquos Compilations Album ~ Various Artists