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Moscow Satellites (EP)

by Chris Skinner

prog rock indie rock concept rockpop

5 tracks

19:32

1	Moscow Satellites	5:16
2	CardShark	3:18
3	Rohirrim	2:16
4	Daffodils	5:08
5	The Hero Never Dies	3:34

Album description

A collection of concept songs written, recorded and produced by Chris Skinner, since the disbandment of 6point4 and Life support in 2008.

With tracks ranging from classic heavy blues to acoustic ambients, via more modern indie and poprock, the "Moscow Satellites EP" is an exercise in songwriting and production processes, many of which are still being mastered by the artist.

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danilodiogo

Good album

03/05/09

Really pleasant album to listen to.

Ivan1984

GCHQ phone tapping...

22/04/09

Moscow Satellites came as a recommendation and then as a friendship tag. The artist harks from my old haunting grounds, spent many years in Cheltenham, working, college and living for a short while. Anyway, that aside the first track I am not particularly enamoured of, it's OK, but not really my stuff. Sounds like a launchpad for a satellite to fame and fortune in concept and presentation. So much for Moscow Satellites, which as a song I don't think really works, as I suspect the CIA are much more likely to be watching over us than Moscow. As a country they are too busy trying to recover from being undermined by the NWO, to worry about the likes of a musician in Cheltenham, bearing in mind also it's the home of GCHQ. CardShark, a common misrepresentation, the actual inclination to play to win being a card sharp, but then the lyrics speak volumes and is a typical misnomer, knowing Gloucestershire as I do. Rohirrim is fairly dull and thankfully short. Daffodils, which are about the brightest things from the county, is not nearly as glorious as the flower. The last track, sounds pretty much the same as the others, The Hero Never Dies. To be honest, and I don't see any point in being otherwise, I cannot see a concept apart from the first tracks very outdated sense of threat from Moscow, which is by far outshadowed by the threat of other world powers. It doesn't sound progressive in any way, shape or form. Rock, hardly. Indie, when its more like run-of-the-mill, though I will agree with 'rockpop'. I was hoping for something a bit more ambitious and worth listening to.

leggless

Goldeneye...

28/04/09

Moscow Satellites certainly demonstrates what Chris Skinner does well. This is an era of increasing fusion across genres. Therefore it should be no surprise to find here an artist with a lilting, soulful voice, tender acoustic guitar pickings yet sledgehammer rock riffs and blues-influenced bass playing are never far behind. And it is when these more distinctive sounds are merged, completely, almost schizophreically, the last track - The Hero Never Dies - that Moscow Satellites works best. The quiet and haunting title track gives way to the far more brutal Cardshark for another highlight. Rohirrim and Daffodils pad out the EP well, though the listener is always left waiting for the crunching guitars that return at the close of the EP Thoroughly recommended.

musictomyears

Chris Skinner A Name To Be Watching Out 4

17/04/09

Chris Skinner a name to be watching out for, on Jamendo from now on, what great, rich, solid, captivating voice he has, love the acoustic and electronic guitar playing, as he sings, really nice lyrics, such beauty and amazing tracks to be heard and enjoyed via this very talented singer/songwriter and performer on this great album. Wow, never a dull moment was had believe me! Very professional sounding to say the least! A cracker of an album and a must to check out now!

kadzbiz

Waiting for remastered version

07/06/09

I carefully listened to each song on this album. I think the compositions are all great, but every song still requires remastering as my ears were to sensitive to the levels of some of the instruments. The vocals in Rohirrim in particular annoyed me, though the song was really good, I just couldn't make out the words well enough. Basically it was the audio levels that prevented me from downloading this album. Get them sorted and I think you have a fantastic piece of work here.

AriesTrade

Great Work! Brilliant sounds.

19/05/09

cvijaxo

Solid and rocky

19/05/09

I like this. Chris has voice, good guitar to support it and he has something to say. I like both rockerish, blesy trashing guitars of Card Shark or Daffodils and more folkish, balladish Rohirrim or Moscow Satellites. But I can't see between Tolkien and Russia :).

It reminds me of something good but gone in music. Thanks for sharing this very well played, sung and produced piece of music

Man_Of_Miracles

Good album

17/05/09

A good album! A good, quiet music.

Freyelise

Easy on the ears

23/04/09

Nice and easy catchy melodies here, makes my head bob and my feet tap without me noticing. The EP has a consistent soundscape throughout, perhaps a bit thin to my taste. Vocals sound really soft, cotton-like ;) (or maybe candyfloss-like?) But don't hold me to that, I'm listening through extremely compromised speakers ._.

Greatest strenght is it's easy on the ears and good listening on the background. Greatest weakness is nothing really stands out as the climax point of the album, the songs just sort of blend together. Compared to all the good stuff though, it's not that big of a weakness. Keep on (pop)rockin' ;)

AIIR

Excellent

22/04/09

At last! Fresh, live, natural sound. Hot, expressive vocal. Simple, melodic alternative music that's very nice and makes me to remember R.E.M, of cource, but — once more — very, very good. Must listen to, indeed.
Completely agree, the guy worths good future.

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