The World Is Bound By Secret Knots

Noe Venable | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 24, 2003)
• Original Release Date: August 24, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Petridish
• ASIN: B0000CBIP8
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,827 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

East Bay Express, August 13, 2003

Noe ...is on a mission to rescue the phrase "acoustic female singer-songwriter" from the dungeon of music critic four-letter words.

Product Description

produced by Todd Sickafoose "The World is Bound by Secret Knots is the latest exploration by San Francisco based singer songwriter Noe Venable and released on her own label, Petridish Records. Made over the course of a number of months, the CD was forged in the project studio of producer and bass player Todd Sickafoose.

Sonically, Secret Knots finds Noe and her Trio (Alan Lin on violin, Todd Sickafoose on bass) continuing to push boundaries, both sonically and in the arrangement of the songs, with a much stronger emphasis on rhythm than any of Noe's previous albums. Added to the mix are drummer/percussionist Dan Morris (Rufus Wainwright, Smashing Pumpkins), playing a plethora of percussion instruments from all over the world, and guitarist Nels Cline (Geraldine Fibbers, Nels Cline Singers)

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Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Atmospheric and Beautiful, March 7, 2004

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CollectedSounds "blog.collectedsounds.com" (Minneapolis, Minnesota USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The World Is Bound By Secret Knots (Audio CD)

Noe Venable is back with her soft haunting (yet powerful and emotional) voice. The music is a tad more complex this time out (as compared to "Boots") but it still very much in the same vein.
I could pick out my favorite songs, but I'd end up naming them all eventually. But "Black Madonna" really sticks out to me as does "Is the Spirit Here?". In both songs she does this great spoken, almost yelling thing that it at once alarming and cool.
"Feral" also has some great spoken stuff.
"Wings Again" reminds me so much of Sarah Slean it's eerie. It's a more melodic song that the others on here. The piano shows up a lot more here.
This is a fantastic CD, go get it NOW!
(read full review at collectedsounds.com)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars gorgeous, March 16, 2005

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kto (Oaxaca, Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The World Is Bound By Secret Knots (Audio CD)

This is a fantastic cd. The first cd to hit me this hard in over a year. Love it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Work, December 29, 2008

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M. Robertson (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The World Is Bound By Secret Knots (Audio CD)

Noe's other CDs are interesting, but this one is far beyond that. She takes many of the elements, the lyrics, her voice, the general vibe and transcends everything that came before. The lyrics on this CD are mind blowing in their poetry and fit perfectly with the music. This is folk done in ways you've never imagined. There are times when she seems to be channeling Kate Bush covering Tom Waits and other times where she almost raps. Everything has a sort of psychedelic tinge, except for some of the later songs (which I don't care for as much as the early ones). In any case, anyone who likes interesting music should get this CD. And even if you don't necessarily like experimentation, the melodies are very beautiful and anyone would enjoy listening to them.