P'Taah - Staring At The Sun

Label:
Catalog#:
URCD 124
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
US
Released:
18 Mar 2003
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Future Jazz, Downtempo

Tracklist

1   Meditation 1:12 X
2   Become Who You Are 5:19 X
    Electric Piano - Julius Speed
  Synthesizer [Arp] - Julius Speed
  Synthesizer [Moog] - Julius Speed
  Vocals - Terrance Downs
3   Nobody Knows 5:40 X
    Synthesizer [Moog] - Julius Speed
  Vocals - Sylvia Gordon
4   Late Night Sun 5:37 X
    Arranged By [Additional] - Karl Injex
  Electric Piano - Julius Speed
5   Oldest Story 6:17 X
    Electric Piano - Julius Speed
  Saxophone - Kebbi Williams
  Vocals - Terrance Downs
6   Meditation 2 0:59 X
7   Staring At The Sun 5:40 X
    Bass - Sylvia Gordon
  Electric Piano - Julius Speed
  Percussion [Hihat] - Dee Parks
  Programmed By [Additional] - Dee Parks
  Synthesizer [Arp] - Julius Speed
  Synthesizer [Moog] - Julius Speed
  Vocals - Sylvia Gordon
8   Beneath An Autumn Star 4:34 X
    Flute - Dave Bass (2)
  Guitar - Ede Wright
  Saxophone - Dave Bass
9   Hold You Close 6:17 X
    Vocals - Terrance Downs
10   Meditation 3 1:47 X
    Drums - Brian Fielden*
11   Path 5:38 X
    Trumpet - Ken Gregory
  Vocals - Marta Gazman
12   Arise 4:23 X
    Electric Piano - Julius Speed
13   Surrendering 8:03 X
14   Ether (Bonus) 6:01 X
    Drums - Dee Parks
  Saxophone - Kebbi Williams

Credits

Arranged By - Chris Brann
Artwork By [Graphic Design] - Eric Crandell
Photography - Marlo Herring
Photography [Cover] - Takayuki Oku
Producer - Chris Brann , Kima Moore (tracks: 1 to 3)
Recorded By - Chris Brann , Ken Gregory , Kima Moore
Vocals - Terrance Downs (tracks: 2, 5, 9)

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Reviews & Discussion

Rated 3/5
Review by scoundrel May 03, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)
Disappointing. After the beauty of COMPRESSED LIGHT, STARING AT THE SUN seems much too much like Brann's other alias, the Ananda Project. Indeed, many of the chord progressions and synth pads on this album are identical to the Ananda Project albums. Terrance Downs' vocals -- as good as they are -- lend a somewhat bland R&B vibe that aren't present on COMPRESSED LIGHT. Towards the end, "Arise" and "Surrendering" begin to reclaim some of the personality so prevalent in P'Taah's earlier work, but it comes a tad too late. Let's hope Brann's able to regain his footing.
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Shortcut Code: [r129400]
Data Quality Rating: Correct

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