| Tuesday, September 21st 2010 - 03:08:07 AM | |
| Name: | fip |
| Review Source: | CMJ Alert - New Music Report, Nov. 29, 2004 (p. 4) |
| Review or Comment: | What began as cross-equitorial flirtation between veteran alt-rockers Steve Kilbey (the Church) and Jeffrey Cain (Remy Zero) became 10 tracks of lush, gauzy pop-melancholia. Kilbey's tenor still has the alluring warmth it had the first time we heard "Under The Milky Way" at our middle school semi-formal and wussed out of asking a coed for a slow dance, and Cain's effects-soaked guitars and gossamer synth lines shimmer and mope with an ethereal grace so fragile you'll have to forgive him for writing that theme song to Smallville.
Attn: Alt-rockers too young to brood before 1988 Key Tracks: "Sanskrit," "Ghosting," "Saltwater" Of Note: Kilbey and Cain worked on the album separately and did not hear the final mix until meeting at Kilbey's home in Sydney. |
| Tuesday, January 20th 2009 - 03:46:28 AM | |
| Name: | Javier Serra Serrano |
| Review or Comment: | This is something different from previous works made by our favourite poet-musician-rocker-composer-painter neo-renaissance man. If you read the sleeve notes, Jeffrey Cain composed the music, and Steve Kilbey sang and wrote the lyrics, wisely aided in the production by his brother, John. Listening to the songs this is not very accurate. The music is fine, but if you collaborate with someone like Steve there is a high risk of getting eclipsed by his talent. And that's what happened here. Cain's effort is good and enjoyable but I only see it as a canvas for Steve's melodies, words and extremely focused voice, which are top notch. It's unbelievable the way he takes some music, twists it, and blends it to form something richer, deeper, with more texture. And everything without changing anything made by Cain.
Best tracks: Musidora, Refused on Temple St, The Memory Cloud, One For Iris Doe, Transmigration, Nothing New and No Passage. |
| Thursday, August 16th 2007 - 05:43:00 PM | |
| Name: | Brien Comerford |
| Review or Comment: | Isidore is an unknown masterpiece. Every song is a captivating gem. Steve Kilbey's vocals are incredible even though they sound different than his equally brilliant Church vocals. This CD could appeal to millions of music fans.
This CD surpasses any pre-Priest=Aura CD. Mr. Cain deserves his share of credit. A must purchase CD for any music fan. Alluring and mesmerizing songs. I hope there is an Isidore 2. All Church fans must buy this and Mr. Kilbey's "Dabble". |
| Monday, November 1st 2004 - 01:22:37 PM | |
| Name: | fen |
| Review or Comment: | Purchase, listen and enjoy.
For comparisons see: The Slow Crack, Remindlessness, Jack Frost, Narcosis. |
