Beyond The Pale / Postcards
Album: Postcards   Collection:World
Artist:Beyond The Pale   Added:Sep 2009
Label:True North Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2009-10-04 Pull Date: 2009-12-06 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Dec 6 Nov 22 Nov 15 Nov 8 Oct 25 Oct 18 Oct 11
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 3 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 11, 2010: Emmett's Hour
Dutchmandu
4. Dec 05, 2009: Music Casserole
Back To The Beginning
2. Feb 05, 2010: Memory Select
Magura
5. Nov 17, 2009: At the Cafe Bohemian
Magura
3. Feb 02, 2010: that's not bluegrass
Magura
6. Nov 10, 2009: At the Cafe Bohemian
Shtern

Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2009-09-16
East European folk (with a touch of jazz) by a Toronto-based band with a playful style, wicked musicianship and a sense of both wacky fun and intense emotion. Violins, accordion, mandolin, clarinet, vocals and more combine to create a rich and original mix. All tracks a delight.

1. Like a sassy, upbeat blend of the Balkins and Keystone Cops.
2. Slow melodic, quietly dramatic.
3. Crazy fast intro, insistently percussive strings, cool clarinet.
4. Slow and evocative strings, like something from a Fellini film.
5. Sweet string harmonies in a mid/upbeat Klezmer folk stomp.
6. Slow w/husky fem Yiddish vocals. Gorgeous.
7. Upbeat and happy with a bouncy feeling & fabulous playing.
8. Driving and unexpected with more than a hint of jazz.
9. Slow, like chamber music, with a dramatic flair.
10. Snaky midtempo wander with great interplays.
11. Upbeat wiggle w/a Latin spice and a lively groove.
12. Mid/upbeat Romanian swing w/female vocals and warm sound.
13. Clarinet/accordion duet, slow and dramatic. Great playing.
14. Upbeat jam w/some great solos and fun energy.
15. Downtempo, dramatic, w/vocals. Beautiful lullaby-like.
16. Wicked fast dance w/great strings. Yow!

Track Listing
1. Magura   9. Medition
2. Soution   10. Split Decision
3. Katarine   11. Postscript
4. Kamenetzer   12. An Old Legend
5. Anthem   13. Are Two
6. Shtern   14. Dutchmandu
7. Turkish Delight   15. Doina
8. Back To The Beginning   16. Extra Spicy