Bella Neurox

Petra Haden, Miss Murgatroid | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Win Records
• ASIN: B00000I18G
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #439,133 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Kind of Swords

2. Chill in the Air

3. Theme for the Sleepless

4. Duet for Vox (Fancy)

5. Cat and Mouse

6. Jasper and Charlotte

7. Lullabye for James

8. Bella Neurox

9. Hour Glass

10. Train

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Violinist Petra Haden and accordionist Miss Murgatroid (née Alicia Rose) make a startling duo. Rose's accordion sounds church-organ big in some parts and then like the fiercest '60s-era electric keyboard in others, while Haden, formerly of That Dog (and the daughter of jazz bass virtuoso Charlie), wields a beautiful tone, terse but rich. Certainly some of the unrest originates in Rose's unorthodox take on her instrument, which she plays with a touch of Pauline Oliveros's sense of tuning and intonation but a far larger sense of volume and intensity. Her sounds, elongated or clipped, gritty or soaringly clear, are aided by an array of pedals and effects. It's far more than intriguing and much more intense than intimate. This is a wonderful recording. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ptitchitza likes it wilder, March 21, 2002

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ptitchitza (Leiden, Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bella Neurox (Audio CD)

Miss Murgatroid's approach to accordeon playing is the most adventurous since Kimmo Pohjonen (a brilliant Finnish musician). The entire CD is adventurous in concept and pleasant in execution. Personally, I would prefer more "drama" in the music - the mood of the CD is too uniform for my taste to fully enjoy its 40 minutes of playing time.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Journey through expression, September 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bella Neurox (Audio CD)

This is by far the best of the Miss Murgatroid series. We now can see her true beauty complemented by the amazing vocals of Petra. This chilling work is a must for any avangarde music lover. The duo reaches deep within your soul and reveals this hidden place inside, so warm, so soft, so comfortable, you'll return again and again. Thanks Miss Murgatroid and Petra, the world is a better place for having you in it.

5 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars right circumstances, December 6, 1999

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jim greer (Hudson Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bella Neurox (Audio CD)

I wouldn't expect many people to understand this sort of record. It's not party music, or music for kids who have been so brainwashed they think that Korn is Kool. It's meditative music--would have been revolutionary twenty years ago. It's trance-setting, watch your mind music that you can't expect entertainment from. Granted, that sort of thing isn't dominating the charts, but that's not the intention. You see, music lovers of the world, not everyone wants to be on the top 40 having Kasey Kasem spew out their name along with some anecdote about their lost kitten. Some people (gasp!) make albums of music they like, without worrying too much about what anyone thinks.