The Glory Of Man Is Not In Vogue

Mudville | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 2, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Slurry Records
• ASIN: B00014DGOW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #448,921 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

New York Post, 2004

"...Sultry vocals, poetic lyrics ... spooky pianos, haunting organs, subtle jazzy horns, electronic loops, [like] ... in a Jim Jarmusch film."

Product Description

"Marilyn Carino sings about troubled longings and bleak surreal visions, while Ben Rubin surrounds her melancholy voice with brooding, minor-key tracks that start with electric piano and venture into smoky, ominous lounge territory, somewhere between Fiona Apple and Morcheeba." -Jon Pareles, New York Times

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Customer Reviews

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glorious Mudville, June 3, 2004

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"watchyerhead" (NYC, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Glory Of Man Is Not In Vogue (Audio CD)

Like some exotic spa bath, "The Glory of Man..." is a stimulating mix of creaminess and grit. Mudville have managed to create a vibe that pulses and throbs with real vitality and a whole lotta sweet soul, thanks to the absolutely sensuous, yet absolutely butch sounds emanating from singer Marilyn Carino. The songs here are full of life. While lyrically a bit impressionistic, they're all about hope and lust and color and a slap in the face to apathy. The sound is a clever mix of samples and live tracks, and the excellence of the musicianship and use of instruments such as standup bass, trumpet and piano makes it sound like a jazz record from some funky future. I was desperately looking for something different and genuinely GOOD. "The Glory of Man..." really turned me on.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Get this CD, there's nothing like it, May 13, 2004

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Greg H. (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Glory Of Man Is Not In Vogue (Audio CD)

Like all the best music, Mudville takes several listens to really be appreciated. It's definitely downtempo, and wouldn't sound out of place next to a trip-hop band, but it's way more intense and interesting to experience. Its electronic, its jazz and its blues and Marilyn Carino's voice swoops over and into you - great stuff.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars just what I needed, September 26, 2004

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Kevin McAllister "godfadda" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Glory Of Man Is Not In Vogue (Audio CD)

The reviewer who described Mudville as "creaminess and grit" had it cold. The songs on this CD are both lyrically beautiful and sonically intriguing, more so with repeated listens. There's really nothing like it. Trip-hoppers will surely relate, but this ain't no fluffy, boring-ass trip-hop. My favorite track is "Othello", a cautionary tale with a dark, syncopated groove. Mudville is intimate, sultry and grown-up, this CD was obviously made by people with a lot of experience playing actual music on real instruments. Check it out.