Harum Scarum [Vinyl]

Joe Gideon & the Shark | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (October 13, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bronzerat Records
• ASIN: B001U1K5DU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,101,219 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Harum Scarum

2. Civilisation

3. Dol

4. Kathy Ray

5. Johan Was a Painter and Arsonist

6. Hide and Seek

7. True Nature

8. Anything You Love That Much You Will See Again

9. Pale Blue Dot

Editorial Reviews

2009 debut album from stunning new brother and sister Indie Rock power duo, formerly of Bikini Atoll and currently one of Nick Cave's favorite bands. Joe Gideon provides guitar and unique, half-spoken lead vocals, telling darkly hilarious tales of his trips around the world (he once judged a Miss Bolivia contest!), while sister Viva provides backing on drums, keyboards and eight-track. She used to be a `rhythmic gymnast', competing at the Barcelona Olympics and winning a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. The sibling duo were described recently by Time Out as ''one of the best live acts we've seen all year.'' Influential Irish magazine, Hot Press, recently designated them one of the Bands To Watch in 2009. Nine tracks. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A real brother-sister power duo., August 19, 2009

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P. S. Castro "Corannieit" (Baja, Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harum Scarum (Audio CD)

A brother-sister power-duo. Using as primary instruments guitar and drums respectively. With an austere but powerful sound based on blues. Where we heard this before? However, despite many similarities, the music of this London duo sounds completely different to the "brothers" White of Detroit. With the unsophisticated but intense and effective Gideon's guitar, which in some songs is changed for bass guitar and Gideon no doubt to use some distortion to create crushing riffs, and accurate and precise drums of Viva, Joe Gideon & The Shark deliver in "Harum Scarum" music in a simple and overwhelming way with a clear and vibrant blues vein despite the dark atmosphere that wraps the 9 songs that compose it. With a voice that makes listening a lot longer than he is (let say he has a voice of an old men) and a vocal style in which he often talk more than sing (maybe because the duo elaborated lyrics are small stories of disappointment, love, loss and crimes) Gideon interpretations at times evoke Iggy Pop and Johnny Cash (in particular when he talk) providing warmth and emotion to each song. Including decidedly vigorous songs as "Harum Scarum", "Civilization" or "Johan Was A Painter An Arsonist," a tasty and distorted blues, others that combine delicacy with moments of explosive guitars as the poignant and epic "Kathy Ray" or the accelerated "Hide And Seek" with Viva playing the piano, and also some moments of serenity as the beautiful and heartbreaking "Pale Blue Dot" that closes the album, "Harum Scarum" is a great debut for this real brothers band that definitely promises great things. -Corannieit-

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