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█ ARTIST: Rachel Sermanni █
█ TITLE: Black Currents █
█ LABEL: Sermanni █
█ GENRE: Folk █
█ BITRATE: 242kbps avg █
█ PLAYTIME: 0h 17min total █
█ RELEASE DATE: 2012-00-00 █
█ RIP DATE: 2012-02-14 █
█ URL: █
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█ 01. Breathe Easy 4:00 █
█ 02. The Fog 4:28 █
█ 03. Black Current 3:30 █
█ 04. Song To A Box 5:05 █
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█ From itsallhappening music blog: █
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█ Atmospheric wind and whooshes, punctuated by the dull thud of bass open █
█ Black Currents EP, with Breathe Easy the perfect introduction to Rachel █
█ SermanniÆs dextrous shuffles along the fretboard and earthy emotional █
█ songcraft. The momentum soars as Rachel sings æI hold my hands up, my █
█ bloody hands upÆ, and makes this track a perfect introduction to Miss █
█ Sermanni, combining RachelÆs wide eyed gentleness and fierce headstrong █
█ music. The round lulling of the words breathe easy and the crisp █
█ enunciation throughout make the vocals a delight to listen to. Title █
█ track Black Current is a folk ballad, its story telling evocative and █
█ execution rich, and Song To A Fox an ethereal journey, undulating █
█ between high sweet melodies and almost spoken affirmations, delicate █
█ plucking of strings and scuffy guitarwork . Standout is The Fog, the █
█ chopping slices of the strings evoke thrashing waves against the rocks █
█ of her native Scotland, as well as the relentless rounds of emotions █
█ that life throws up. █
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█ RachelÆs touring schedule is pretty hectic at the moment, and ItÆs All █
█ Happening! were invited along to see her at the beautiful Union Chapel. █
█ Having only ever seen Rachel perform solo with her guitar in smaller, █
█ more intimate venues (including our own private gig in the gardens of █
█ Brighton pavilion) we were unsure as to whether this sweet young girl █
█ would be lost amongst the nine members of her band. Fears were soon █
█ quelled, as Rachel vocals and guitar, powerful and raw led the music, █
█ absorbed in it but never swallowed by it. █
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█ There is a strength and variety in the songs not so evident on The Bothy █
█ Sessions EP, possibly influenced by her recent move from Carrbridge to █
█ Glasgow, where æJazz, folk, indie û all the spheres seem to meld █
█ together and there are no boundaries, which creates an incredibly █
█ healthy scene.Æ Continuing her friendship with all things Communion █
█ based the EP was produced by Ian Grimble, and a solid driven vitality █
█ envelopes the record. The only thing he has been unable to capture is █
█ RachelÆs off beat quirkyness and captivating balance of blushing █
█ shyness and confident mischievous minstrel. For which the only cure is █
█ to get to a live show again soon. █
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