|
A S T R I D M U N D A Y |
Reviewed |
|
|
DIRECTORY
|
ASTRID MUNDAY (MGM) Time Off Magazine, Queensland , July 2006 please note that Astrid Munday did not appear with The Apartments as stated . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " Melbourne singer-songwriter Astrid Munday has a long history in underground Kelsey Munro in the Sydney Morning Herald
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Astrid Munday Astrid Munday (Blah Blah Blah Records) 1998 Has been reviewed in by Beat Magazine ( Louisa Williams ), Time Off Magazine, Australian Rolling Stone ( David Nichols ), Juice Magazine ( Toby Cresswell ) and The Age Newspaper, Summer CD guide, Rip It Up ( Nazz ), The Monroe Doctrine ( Paul O'neill, U.S.A ) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rolling Stone Magazine (Australia) 1998 Astrid Munday Astrid Munday Blah Blah Blah "Melbourne-based power pop singer-songwriter joins forces with various celebrities. Astrid Munday sang on one of the best singles of the '80s ("Wild Down Home" by the Killer Sheep of course!) so it's good to be able to report that, while she's definitely moving in different musical circles now .... she's still got star quality. Well constructed bouncy songs such as "Bang Bang", "Radar" and "Train" have a power that taps into glam rock and disco....." David Nichols ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also Playing Astrid Munday , Astrid Munday Toby Cresswell "The former singer with The Killer Sheep has abandoned country punk and is well up on the powerpop sound of the last days of punk to which she brings her no-nonsense sensibility. Like Debbie Harry's little sister, Astrid is tough, cheeky, wise and soft hearted all at once." Juice Magazine 1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Astrid Munday , Astrid Munday Blah Blah Blah " Another powerful Melbourne singer-songwriter - and sometime collaborator with Paul Kelly, Died Pretty and Nick Cave - releases her 13 - song debut.
Ms Munday writes a fine song and use of Tony Cohen as producer and backing musos including Rosie
Westbrook, David Bridie and even a guesting Don Walker ensures lush, disciplined delivery.
The style ranges from languid indie-pop, to This Mortal Coil-style etherea, to Nina Hagen excitability,
to pretty much straight ahead mainstream chart fodder. At times brilliant..." The Age Summer CD Guide November 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Astrid Munday Astrid Munday (Blah Blah Blah) "Astrid Munday has the forsight to use her voice as an instrument. A simple but often forgotten concept. Munday modulates pitch, melody and tone to create songs that move from sugar sweet pop aka Belinda Carlisle (World's Apart) to raspy squeals, see Quattro Suzi (Dog)...Astrid Munday has something exceptional here. Opening with the glorious, tingling sensations of "Speed Of Light" and closing with the lilting echoes of "Playground", all thirteen numbers are uniquely endearing..." (Beat Magazine, Australia) 1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " The sound is a mix of acoustic guitars, electronic sound effects, synthesizers, and all the other amenities found within your basic rock band. The difference is found in the way it is all put together.
It is beautiful. Now, this beauty may be due in part to the instrumentation, but Munday's vocals are the shining star of this work.
She offers up a sweet voice, a vibrant mesmerizing dish sure to satisfy anyone's ears. The backing and doubling of the vocals makes her sound haunting at times, yet uplifting at others. (Music-Critic.com) 1998 http://www.music-critic.com/rock/mundayastrid_eponymous.htm
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Astrid Munday Astrid Munday (Blah Blah Blah) "..Proceedings are kicked off well with the neatly crafted 'Speed Of Light' and followed by more space yo-yo-ing bass zooped 'Radar'. From there we wind through a varied collection of strong tunes which display a talent full of personality; at times both confident and vulnerable, heavy with emotion one song and then with a shrug, cooly nonchalant. Our stand outs included the heavy hearted slowie 'Babydoll Face' and pumping Who-ish 'Train' - both which prove the skilful world of Astrid Munday is restricted to no one tempo..." [Nazz, Rip It Up Magazine, Adelaide Feb 1999] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Apparition"(Laughing Outlaw Records) 2000 Has also been reviewed by Juice Magazine ( David Messer ), The Australian newspaper (Iain Shedden), and by journalist Jane Rocca ( City Search ) , Time Off Magazine and recommended listening by Who Weekly Magazine ( Barry Divola). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "For this second album, Astrid Munday takes a simple and effective approach: good songs, well sung, played with maximum rock and roll energy by a tight three piece backing band. Produced by Tony Cohen."
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|