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CAKEKITCHEN Bald Old Bear
Merge, P.O. Box 1235, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 919. 929. 0711
New Zealand´s Graeme Jefferies has been on the music scene
for quite some time, and has released four full- length LPs and
a hanful of EPs as the Cakekitchen, but never really received
much more than cult accolades. A preview of the Cakekitchen´s
up and coming album, Bald Old Bear has a title track that sounds
not unlike the songs from last year´s brillant Stompin Thru the
Boneyard, its mask of felicitous feedback cleverly disguising the
pop tune buried beneath. The other four tunes on this EP take a
slightly different turn, prominently featuring more acoustic guitar.
The songs range from the simplistic beauty of “Wild Geeses,”
a duet of acoustic guitar and violin, to the intensiy of “Down At
the Cooler,” which nests acoustic guitar strums on a bed of wild
electric guitar feedback. The secret ingrediant of the Cakekitchen
is Jefferies´incredible knack for a tune that intrigues and engages,
no matter how erratic and overwhelming the noise surronding it.
Try baking with “Wild Geeses,” “Bald Old Bear,” and “Moving
Forward.”
DAWN SUTTER
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