| Vaughn, Ben / Designs In Music |
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| Album: | Designs In Music | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Vaughn, Ben | Added: | 08/2006 | |
| Label: | Soundstage 15 Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2007-06-10 | Pull Date: | 2007-08-12 |
| Week Ending: | 8 Jul | 1 Jul | 24 Jun | 17 Jun |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 30, 2008: | Happy Hour - Coverin' for PACC Crash Point | 4. | Jun 20, 2007: | A2Z Brushfire | |
| 2. | Jul 05, 2007: | Gavin will be back The Stalker Pt. Ii | 5. | Jun 12, 2007: | Sex-o-Matic Experience (with Bruce) Avanti | |
| 3. | Jun 28, 2007: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon (Full Moon) The Stalker Pt. Ii | 6. | Mar 19, 2007: | Cincinnati Kid Too Happy |
| Album Review |
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| Gears Reviewed 2007-06-03 | ||
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Chilled out grooves and a retro soundtrack kind of feeling. Most tracks have guitar, bass, percussion and keyboards. Mostly instrumental with a few vocals here and there. Easily lounge or casino music. Reminds me of Henry Mancini and Ennio Morricone. Many songs are perfect for a night show, while some would be great for afternoon driving or a pool party. A bit on the cheesy side. This guys produced a couple of records for Los Straightjackets and this is evident here. Track picks: 1, 4, 8, 10 ***FCC Clean*** ** 1. uptempo, silly vocals intro, funky guitar, Mancini-style 2. downtempo, bossa nova rhythm with guitar+organ 3. midtempo, cheesy whistling, swinging rhythm, hammond ** 4. uptempo and funky! cool sounding keyboards+percussion at intro 5. downtempo, chilled lounge-style music 6. downtempo, bluesy, female vocals+guitar 7. midtempo, bossa nova+mandolin (?) ** 8. midtempo, strange sounding intro, very groovy keyboards, funky! 9. midtempo, rock n' roll style! silly horns and vocals ** 10. downtempo, Morricone-style, spaghetti western soundtrack 11. midtempo, pink-panther style guitar intro, jazzy, walking bass 12. downtempo, folk-style, sounds like Ry Cooder or Neil Young (?) | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Avanti | 7. | The Big Parade | |||
| 2. | Apt. 604 | 8. | Wrong Turn | |||
| 3. | Too Happy | 9. | Frequent Flier | |||
| 4. | Crash Point | 10. | Brushfire | |||
| 5. | While We're Here | 11. | The Stalker Pt. Ii | |||
| 6. | Blues From Nowhere | 12. | Smoketree Serenade |