Browse by Artist: SPARO, FRANKIE

Artist:	SPARO, FRANKIE
Title:	My Red Scare
Label:	CONSTELLATION (CANADA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	CST 013CD

"The thrilling and mysterious debut by Frankie Sparo is a dark & deconstructed affair, featuring lots of angular guitar, skittish electronics, and a throaty voice offering up the finest lyrical turns of phrase we've heard in a long while. My Red Scare is redolent with film noir atmosphere; vaguely sinister & paranoid at times, smoky & languid at others, the whole record exudes oblique intimacy and the unique sensibility of a true auteur. With arrangement help from various musicians within the Constellation circle, the pieces range from spare acoustic guitar accompaniment to electric guitar & beatbox collisions and full-on orchestrations for strings."

Artist:	SPARO, FRANKIE
Title:	Arena Hostile
Label:	CONSTELLATION (CANADA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$7.00
Catalog #:	CST 017CD

"In January 2001, Frankie Sparo toured Europe with A Silver Mt. Zion. Musicians from the latter group worked on new arrangements of songs from Mr. Sparo's debut record (My Red Scare), adding strings, organ & electronics to Frankie's guitar & beatbox compositions, some of the results were captured in a live to 2-track recording at VPRO radio in Amsterdam midway through the tour. The four songs on this new EP are all first takes from this radio session, beautifully recorded by the wonderful folks at VPRO."

Artist:	SPARO, FRANKIE
Title:	Welcome Crummy Mystics
Label:	CONSTELLATION (CANADA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	CST 023CD

"Sparo's debut record, My Red Scare (CST013), was comprised mostly of songs played solo, unadorned; wrought only from guitar, voice and beatbox. The two years since have seen forays into broader instrumentation and collaborations with additional players. This diversity of strategies and materials is held together by more than Sparo's voice. Amidst a minefield of influences, there is a sensibility at work that prevails in every song -- and over the entire record. There's a beguiling mood enveloping a very fine and complex collection of poetic music. We can't think of humbler or higher praise. For fans of language, Sparo's lyrics can certainly be counted on for top-notch reflection and erudition."

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