| Cossa, Benji / Vault: Volume 1 |
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| Album: | Vault: Volume 1 | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Cossa, Benji | Added: | Sep 2005 | |
| Label: | Magic Marker Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-12-18 | Pull Date: | 2006-02-19 |
| Week Ending: | Jan 8 | Dec 25 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 06, 2006: | Eels in the Loo Love Is Like Lightning | 2. | Dec 23, 2005: | The Ground State Who Took The Rebels |
| Album Review |
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| Peter Reviewed 2005-12-15 | ||
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Cossa, Benjie – Benjie Cossa’s Vault: Volume 1 – Magic Marker Records Reviewed by Peter 12-15-2005 Cossa made an A-file appearance earlier this year as part of the A House Full of Friends collection (I highly recommend that track). Apparently, this is the first release consisting of exclusively his songs, rather than compilations or self-released singles. The material is solid and consistent – mostly lo-fi, folk-influenced pop songs with acoustic strumming and electric moments woven in. I found that the longer songs tended to be more substantial in not only time, but in song-writing as well. The beginning of the album is a good assortment of short, varied pieces; the second half may be more memorable, though perhaps less varied. Nothing to go wrong with here, but watch the false and abrupt endings on 4 and ten respectively. FCC Clean 1. 0:53 Mellow, mid-tempo banjo and whistling. 2. * 2:00 Cheery, mid-tempo folk-pop with strummy guitars and dominant vocals. 3. 1:20 Down-tempo, starts with more minor guitars, includes oboe (?). 4. 1:37 Title explains it – simple ukulele strumming and vocals – abrupt false ending at t - :30. 5. 2:15 Noisy start, then guitar/vox combo again with strings (?), electric guitar halfway through, overlapping vocals, other effects. 6. 2:03 Electric, driving, dirty guitar riffs; vox is a clear and poppy as every, though. 7. 1:55 Stripped down, simple acoustic guitar and clear vocals harmonies. Electric guitar comes in towards end. 8. 1:47 Interesting combo of old-time folk guitar, pop vocals, and (later) a heavy electric rock bass line. 9. 0:25 Short (wordless) vox over simple guitar. 10. * 3:56 Nice simple pop – fast strumming balanced by calm vocals and slow, even, bass line. Straightforward and nicely done. *Abrupt ending at t - :11 (sounds cut off) 11. 3:02 Bouncy pop – lyrics aren’t cheerful, but the overall feel is a warm one. 12. * 4:32 Starts with a strong folk feel in guitars, vox introduce pop – more developed lyrics (I thought of Lou Reed for some reason) – nice. 13. * 3:15 False start, then uptempo pop, acoustic throughout, with electric interludes in the middle, whistling, and decent lyrics. 14. 0:38 Toy sounds – bells, rattle, train whistle, boings, etc. 15. 2:59 Female backup singers a la doowop, or the like. Straightforward acoustic guitar strumming and vox – repetition. 16. 2:54 Love song with acoustic strumming, loud, clear male vox and female supporting vox somewhere underneath. 17. * 4:23 Midtempo, cheery, laid-back. Acoustic strumming, electric riff and vocal harmonies – leaves you with a smile :) | ||
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