Artist.......: Eric Matthews
Album........: The Imagination Stage
Label........: n/a
Genre........: Pop
Catnr........: n/a
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Dec-23-2007
str.date.....: 000-00-0000
quality......: VBR/44.1Hz/Joint-Stereo
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track title time
01. Well Known Liar 03:54
02. That Kiss Of Life 04:43
03. Little 18 04:10
04. Radio Boy 04:42
05. Don T Take Light 05:24
06. In Our Lives 03:58
07. Devil Red Glow 04:00
08. Her Life 05:43
09. Genius 03:13
10. The Imagination Stage 03:32
11. We Were Human 04:58
12. Fools 03:45
13. Does He Keep You Warm 04:44
Runtime 56:46 min
Size 77,5 MB
Release Notes:
Eric Matthews (born 1969 in Compton, California) is
an American composer, musician, recording artist,
and record producer.
Eric came to the world's attention as one half of
the band Cardinal. Cardinal was formed with
Australian singer-songwriter Richard Davies in 1992
while the two both lived in Boston, Massachusetts.
Cardinal introduced Eric as a multi-instrumentalist
and arranger while Richard contributed most of the
songwriting. Cardinal, while not a huge commercial
success, made a big splash among sophisticated
music fans in most of the West's big cities and
with its 1994 self titled debut cemented itself as
one of the pivotal bands of the 1990s. EricÆs love
of the symphonic tradition matched with his
appreciation for the great Bee Gees and Beatles
records of the 1960s were both a great blend for
Cardinal as well as a template for what Eric hoped
to achieve in his own music later.
Richard and Eric went separate ways, and in 1995
Eric released his debut solo record on Sub Pop
Records in 1995. "It's Heavy In Here" featured the
radio hit "Fanfare" and went on to be a top seller
for Sub Pop and one of the most talked about albums
of 1995. In 1997 the follow-up album "The Lateness
of the Hour" was released on Sub Pop and, while it
did not sell as well, was filled with more
demonstration of Eric's ability to weave orchestral
instruments with more traditional rock stylings.
Eric and Sub Pop parted ways in 1999, and Eric
began a steady stream of projects (as side-man)
with such groups as Tahiti 80, The Dandy Warhols,
Ivy, Man of the Year, Elliott Smith, Paula Kelley,
Pugwash, Volovan, and Bug 2000.
In 2004 Eric began a relationship with Empyrean
Records for the purpose of the long awaited
re-issue of the Cardinal record. Out of this
project grew the opportunity for Eric to begin
making new records again under the Empyrean label.
In 2005 Eric released his third solo record,
entitled "Six Kinds of Passion Looking For An
Exit," and in 2006 another album entitled
"Foundation Sounds." In the summer of 2006, Eric
announced that he and a guitarist from Cleveland
named Christopher Seink had formed a new
instrumental recording band called Seinking Ships.
Collaborations/Guest musicians include: Richard
Davies, Jason Falkner, Spookey Ruben, Elliott
Smith, Gregg Williams, Tony Lash, Robert Harris,
Christopher Seink, Mark Eitzel, Lou Barlow, Bob
Fay, and Steven Hanford.