You may have read our critique last July of Tangerine Screams by The Everett Interpretation. It’s a great album that I highly suggest you check out. One of the members Peter Campanelli released Are you ever even there? which seems to embrace the way people used to listen to records. There are two sides that combine into a little over thirty minutes of sound.
Now there is a major difference between Tangerine Screams and Are you ever even there? - the audio fidelity. Tangerine Screams sounds like it is professionally recorded and produced and unfortunately Are you ever even there? does not have the same standards which was the hardest thing for me to get past at points (mostly the drums). I found myself frustrated at times because there is some quality guitar playing and more but that recording quality was about on par with a rehearsal tape on certain sections that a band might record during a practice session. As far as the music goes there was a lot to be impressed by but most of it was the guitar playing. He has a unique jazzy style that I found very engaging. There is a lot of technical skill involved as well which was easy to appreciate. “"Goodness Knows, Peter Shows" (SIDE A)” is a little over sixteen-minutes long. There is a more mellow Tame Impala type vibe around the three-minute mark. The transitions are seamless as the extended piece moves forward. Around the ten-minute mark I was really diggin the elevator music jam sessions as well as the vocals. It’s start to get weird in a good way. "H2O2" (SIDE B) contains a lot of noodling for a lack of a better word. It feels improvised with a lot of space. Free jazz in the way of a group like The Chicago Art Ensemble comes to mind. Don’t expect any hooks. Despite some of my issues with the audio fidelity it works more to his advantage on the second half of the recording. I really like where Campanelli‘s head is at. He thinks outside of the box and latches on to some great ideas. The album grew on me with multiple listens. Campanelli has a good amount of talent. Take a listen to this and his other projects as well.
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