Jubilee Offer: Patriot Classics for £2.50 |
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
New to Mummers recommended by my musical stepdaughter. An ageing hippy with no hair! Definitely Bjork in there somewhere. Love the use of instruments as married to an oboe player. The arrangements are delightful and the voice - is amazing. Love the big band feel and the effects and sounds. In some, reminds me of Divine Comedy at their best and here is a lyricist with something to say - thoughtful and mysterious lyrics. Not a duff track here for me and as a newbie off to see a performance - with stepdaughter. Thank you Raissa and the band. You thoroughly deserve all the success you get. A great EP full of creativity and orchestration. Favourite track - Driving Home because I was when I first listened and it fitted - especially loud in an old VW diesel polo driving east of Newmarket. Best mystery track - Cherry Heart. Orchestration - Fade away - wow what a sound! In the forest track!! - Your Voice. Bjork soundalike track - Stuck in the Middle. Hot Summer Day track - Call me a Rainbow.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Mummers 2009 album 'Tale To Tell' was a joy.
This Brighton-based ensemble gave us a taste of
the infinite with their richly exotic cocktail of
beautifully embroidered multi-instrumental arrangements.
A treasure-trove of dreams and mysterious narratives.
The loss of singer/songwriter Raissa Khan-Panni's
creative partner and collaborator Mark Horwood must
have been a terrible blow for the band as it was a
significant loss for the listening world.
'Mink Hollow Road' represents a brave continuance of
their distinctive craft and packs a delightfully
magical punch despite its diminuative six-track stature.
Ms Khan-Panni has a beautiful voice. Melodious and easy
on the ear but occasionally hinting at something darker
and more elusive hovering just beyond its luminous facade.
The album title and the inclusion of the song 'Fade Away'
point back to the work of another artist of mystery and
imagination. The number first appeared on Todd Rundgren's
1978 collection 'The Hermit Of Mink Hollow' (a masterpiece
of gentle wierdness which kicked off with one of my favorite
songs of the decade : 'All The Children Sing'). The Mummers
version is a childlike reimagining of a number which, in heavier
hands, might have been a tad twee but is here given a truly
magical rendition, enhancing the simple vision of the original.
The wonders do not stop here however. A little bit Bjork, a
little bit Broadway; 'Your Voice' is the kind of composition
which only those who have been touched by the gentle craziness
of fairytales could have spun into existence! The shimmering
textures and dazzling harmonies dance like sunlight on water.
'Stuck In The Middle', too, has a captivating and uplifting
melody which sweeps us away into a shining parallel universe.
Ms Khan-Panni's fearless vocals soar above the beautifully
orchestrated arrangement like some mythical multi-coloured bird.
Small but beautifully formed, The Mummers' 'Mink Hollow Road' is
a brave new installment in their mission to capture the sublime.
Essential.
This Brighton-based ensemble gave us a taste of
the infinite with their richly exotic cocktail of
beautifully embroidered multi-instrumental arrangements.
A treasure-trove of dreams and mysterious narratives.
The loss of singer/songwriter Raissa Khan-Panni's
creative partner and collaborator Mark Horwood must
have been a terrible blow for the band as it was a
significant loss for the listening world.
'Mink Hollow Road' represents a brave continuance of
their distinctive craft and packs a delightfully
magical punch despite its diminuative six-track stature.
Ms Khan-Panni has a beautiful voice. Melodious and easy
on the ear but occasionally hinting at something darker
and more elusive hovering just beyond its luminous facade.
The album title and the inclusion of the song 'Fade Away'
point back to the work of another artist of mystery and
imagination. The number first appeared on Todd Rundgren's
1978 collection 'The Hermit Of Mink Hollow' (a masterpiece
of gentle wierdness which kicked off with one of my favorite
songs of the decade : 'All The Children Sing'). The Mummers
version is a childlike reimagining of a number which, in heavier
hands, might have been a tad twee but is here given a truly
magical rendition, enhancing the simple vision of the original.
The wonders do not stop here however. A little bit Bjork, a
little bit Broadway; 'Your Voice' is the kind of composition
which only those who have been touched by the gentle craziness
of fairytales could have spun into existence! The shimmering
textures and dazzling harmonies dance like sunlight on water.
'Stuck In The Middle', too, has a captivating and uplifting
melody which sweeps us away into a shining parallel universe.
Ms Khan-Panni's fearless vocals soar above the beautifully
orchestrated arrangement like some mythical multi-coloured bird.
Small but beautifully formed, The Mummers' 'Mink Hollow Road' is
a brave new installment in their mission to capture the sublime.
Essential.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Just buy it! The reviews are a deserved accolade for a beautiful album. As the others have said,,, not a duff track in the whole shebang!
They are on tour at the moment and I've bought ridiculously cheap tickets to see them in Nottingham.
Yes, there is an element of Bjork in there but there is so much more. I don't know how they produce the rich sound with so few members of the ensemble but they do.
They deserve their success when it comes. Which it surely will.
They are on tour at the moment and I've bought ridiculously cheap tickets to see them in Nottingham.
Yes, there is an element of Bjork in there but there is so much more. I don't know how they produce the rich sound with so few members of the ensemble but they do.
They deserve their success when it comes. Which it surely will.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
WHY'S IT NOT AN E.P ?
Mink Hollow RoadO.K SO IT'S A GOOD ALBUM,IF IT'S FAIR TO CALL IT THAT.SOMEWHERE YOU SHOULD BE WARNED THAT BY THE TIME YOU'VE PUT IT ON AND SAT DOWN,IT'S FINISHED. Read more
Published 2 months ago by wobberoo
surprising
Surprisingly very pleasant listening. Never heard of the Mummers before Carol King and friends at christmas but after hearing them on that show I could not refrain from getting... Read more
Published 3 months ago by B. J. Chatwin
Mummers CD
I bought Mink Hollow Road as a birthday present for my partner. She is very pleased with it. It is a good album - the lead singer has a great voice, the sort you could listen to... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Steveb50
Getting better...
Having discovered Raissa back in the 90s (when she fronted an eponymous band, then made a solo album), I was delighted to hear she'd made a comeback with The Mummers. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Stephen E. Andrews
Another trip to wonderland
A truly marvellous confection - swirling strings oboes and a voice, such a voice. Fade Away is Nils Lofgren done Mummers style, opening with a quote from their own March of the... Read more
Published 14 months ago by J. Skade
Slow burner
The discovery of the first Mummers album was a revelation to me. It came across as a beautiful, grand, celebratory and life enhancing piece of work. Read more
Published 14 months ago by D. Carmichael
The Mummers = Talent
What a superb album this is. Everything about it is perfect, from the writing to the orchestration to the production - and soaring above it all is Raissa's incredibly beautiful... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Drama Critic ...
I feared we had lost them...
... but no. Once again, Teh Grauniad alerted to me to this, with a preview of three tracks on their free download (plus, the last album: if you missed it, you're a fool) and it... Read more
Published 15 months ago by I. N. McDonald
The Mummers don't disappoint
I was eagerly anticipating the release of The Mummers second CD after 'Tale To Tell' and 'Mink Hollow Road' does not disappoint. It has the unique Mummers sound. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. P. L. Mann
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
