ARTIST: Merz
TITLE: Merz
LABEL: Gronland
GENRE: Indie
TIME: 52:49 min
SIZE: 72,9 MB
RIP DATE: Jan-27-2007
RELEASE DATE: Mar-19-2007
WEBSITE: n/a
Track List:
01. Many Weathers Apart 04:47
02. Engine Heart 05:11
03. Lotus 06:02
04. Forsake 06:21
05. Lovely Daughter 03:55
06. Starlight Night 03:36
07. Blues Became 06:28
08. Asleep 05:10
09. Nutshell 05:37
10. A.M. (Good Morning) 05:42
NOTE: This cd is remastered and getting a 2-CD
reissue in late march on gronland. For some reason
we only got the original album... Enjoy!
Release Notes:
The subject of numerous billboard poster campaigns,
tv documentaries and the kind marketing that Jade
Goody dreams about, it was not so long ago that
Conrad Lambert aka Merz was ubiquitous and on the
tips of every taste making tongue through out the
UK.
Stardom came and went, anonymity and the dole
followed. All prior to his magical return in 2006
with the tender and triumphant "Loveheart" that
firmly reinstated Lambert as a contemporary and
vital songwriter. Naturally, the man behind Merz
know's a thing or two about the highs and lows of
the music industry.
Now with a spanking new album on the way in 2007
(yes!) and "Loveheart" still receiving plaudits, it
seems fitting once more to bring to light the album
that catapulted Merz on to the stages of a vibrant
UK music scene in 1999. An incredibly diverse debut
that contains tracks such as 'Many Weathers Apart',
'Engine Heart', 'Lotus' and 'Blues Became' and that
stand tall today despite being unavailable for the
best part of the millennium.
The record has been re-mastered, repackaged and
remixed, albeit with a few amendments as Lambert
explains. "I wasn't sure whether I should dabble
with the album and its songs but having this
opportunity to jig it around I wanted to omit some
of the results use what I thought were, with the
benefit of hindsight, simply better versions and
songs". It also comes with a slight change to the
track listing. "I don't know if it's better for it,
just different".