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Track Listings
| 1. Gray |
| 2. Love |
| 3. Carried You |
| 4. Heartless |
| 5. My Heart Is Yours |
| 6. Soulless Man |
| 7. Unwoken Dream (King With Everything) |
| 8. Woman Put Your Weapon Down |
| 9. You I Wind Land And Sea |
| 10. Swan In The Water |
| 11. Hollow Men |
| 12. How Low |
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The much anticipated sophomore release from young, soulful singer-songwriter Justin Nozuka.
The Toronto-via-New York City artist received much critical praise for hid debut, Holly, which showcased Nozuka's vocal ability and songwriting prowess, and was written between the ages of fifteen and seventeen. Building up Nozuka's soulful sound, You I Wind Land And Sea encompasses everything learned as a teenager when recording his debut, while chronicling his growth as a songwriter. The twenty one year old Nozuka enlisted Holly producer Bill Bell the help him apply the experience of years spent touring the world with a full band and create an album that is grandiose, yet is distinctively Justin Nozuka.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Justin Nozuka is a talented Canadian/American singer/songwriter.
I would like to draw your attention to this fine album before it sinks
below the fickle horizon of the listening world (as it almost surely will).
'You I Wind Land and Sea' is, in fact, his second excursion. His first, 'Holly', released
in 2007, is also worthy of attention. That project more than ably demonstrated
his potential but the new recording is a far more polished and well-rounded
confection. There are twelve songs in the collection. They are all very good songs!
Mr Nozuka has a distinctive voice. Soulful, expressive and with some attractive
rough edges. His falsetto, which he uses economically, is a useful extra which
adds occasional colour and variation to his vocal palette.
His laid-back musical style denotes that he is a lyrical troubadour at heart.
He writes good tunes and workmanlike lyrics and isn't interested in showing off.
The complete absence of artifice and extraneous decoration is refreshingly engaging.
(If you enjoy the work of Jack Jones it is very likely that you will get on with Mr Nozuka too).
A relatively small musical ensemble, including old friends Mark Pellizzer on Keyboards
and guitars and Alex Tanas on drums, help put flesh on the bones of the relatively
uncluttered arrangements. A string quartet (Kathryn Sugden & Karen Graves, violins;
Eric Paetkau, viola and Kevin Fox, cello) is economically and sensitively employed,
as are the backing vocals provided by Gabe Dixon, Rique Franks, Colina Phillips
and Sharon Lee Williams (their warm gospel tones on 'Soulless Man' contribute to
the track being one of the album's highlights).
Standout numbers include opening song 'Gray', whose elusive, quasi-Indian ambience
takes its time to work into our consciousness. The serpentine melody is beautifully sung;
'Carried You' is a slick piece of late-night jazzy listening, loose-limbed and classy
(Both Robert Palmer and Boz Scaggs came to mind in Mr Nozuka's slick performance);
'My Heart Is Yours' is a simple and simply beautiful love song which communicates
its warm message with easy conviction; 'Unwoken Dream' sparkles like a small jewel
in a medieval crown, a magical composition redolent of Joni Mitchell's earliest work.
By far the most powerful song in the bunch is 'Swan In The Water'. It just seems to
pour out of the heart of the man in a torrent of painfully tormented imagery and
poignantly unbridled emotion. A truly moving rendition of a stunning musical invention.
Final track 'How Low' is another marvelous song. One man and his guitar howling at the moon!
(I came very close to howling along with him!) A consummately crafted conclusion.
100% quality above fashion. 'You I Wind Land and Seal' is the real deal.
Highly Recommended.
I would like to draw your attention to this fine album before it sinks
below the fickle horizon of the listening world (as it almost surely will).
'You I Wind Land and Sea' is, in fact, his second excursion. His first, 'Holly', released
in 2007, is also worthy of attention. That project more than ably demonstrated
his potential but the new recording is a far more polished and well-rounded
confection. There are twelve songs in the collection. They are all very good songs!
Mr Nozuka has a distinctive voice. Soulful, expressive and with some attractive
rough edges. His falsetto, which he uses economically, is a useful extra which
adds occasional colour and variation to his vocal palette.
His laid-back musical style denotes that he is a lyrical troubadour at heart.
He writes good tunes and workmanlike lyrics and isn't interested in showing off.
The complete absence of artifice and extraneous decoration is refreshingly engaging.
(If you enjoy the work of Jack Jones it is very likely that you will get on with Mr Nozuka too).
A relatively small musical ensemble, including old friends Mark Pellizzer on Keyboards
and guitars and Alex Tanas on drums, help put flesh on the bones of the relatively
uncluttered arrangements. A string quartet (Kathryn Sugden & Karen Graves, violins;
Eric Paetkau, viola and Kevin Fox, cello) is economically and sensitively employed,
as are the backing vocals provided by Gabe Dixon, Rique Franks, Colina Phillips
and Sharon Lee Williams (their warm gospel tones on 'Soulless Man' contribute to
the track being one of the album's highlights).
Standout numbers include opening song 'Gray', whose elusive, quasi-Indian ambience
takes its time to work into our consciousness. The serpentine melody is beautifully sung;
'Carried You' is a slick piece of late-night jazzy listening, loose-limbed and classy
(Both Robert Palmer and Boz Scaggs came to mind in Mr Nozuka's slick performance);
'My Heart Is Yours' is a simple and simply beautiful love song which communicates
its warm message with easy conviction; 'Unwoken Dream' sparkles like a small jewel
in a medieval crown, a magical composition redolent of Joni Mitchell's earliest work.
By far the most powerful song in the bunch is 'Swan In The Water'. It just seems to
pour out of the heart of the man in a torrent of painfully tormented imagery and
poignantly unbridled emotion. A truly moving rendition of a stunning musical invention.
Final track 'How Low' is another marvelous song. One man and his guitar howling at the moon!
(I came very close to howling along with him!) A consummately crafted conclusion.
100% quality above fashion. 'You I Wind Land and Seal' is the real deal.
Highly Recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A little known artist with mainly vocal and guitar songs. If you liked his debut Album 'Holly' you will like this one. He has a unique voice and style and this second Album is as good as the first. Easy listening, Excellent.
Format:Audio CD
I bought this album as I had already heard "My heart is yours".
It is different from his previous album "Holly", the only way to describe it would to say that it's more mellow.
It has amazing songs, I haven't had a chance to listen to the entire album properly but every time I listen to a song it becomes my new favourite!
Absolutely worth the price, and this is an artist who deserves to be supported.
It is different from his previous album "Holly", the only way to describe it would to say that it's more mellow.
It has amazing songs, I haven't had a chance to listen to the entire album properly but every time I listen to a song it becomes my new favourite!
Absolutely worth the price, and this is an artist who deserves to be supported.
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