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'All Those Paper Planes Part 1 & 2'
excerpt from Bernie Howitt's album review http://berniehowitt.com
"...The second disc here is covers that give an insight
into his inspiration. They range from Smashing Pumpkins’ “1979”,
Crowded House’s “It’s Only Natural” and an exhilarating
acoustic take on U2’s “Beautiful Day” through Dylan, Cockburn
and Van Morrison to a joyous, celebratory “End of the Line”
by the Travelling Wilburys. He actually mounts a pretty effective case to
be Oz Wilbury.
The covers disc is the cream on top of a very rich cake of originals that
draw on country and blues to create a distinctly Australian sound. “Dreamin’
Tonight” is gossamer soft, enticing and redemptive. Given that Vassella
played nearly everything on the album and produced it himself in his “space
cave,” it’s clean, sparkling sound.
He creates a sound that is deceptively simple, but joyously warm. You can
feel the northern sunshine and clean air, and the hardest heart will be
moved by “Come Back,” a song he describes as being about “crying
babies, sleep deprivation, harsh words, and apology.” Even if you’ve
never been there, Vassella draws you into his world and shares those private
moments that make us all human.
“Lismore Girl” would be a stand out on just about anybody’s
album. The night I saw him he’d won the Australian Songwriters’
Association award for Australian song of the year with this. His performance
of it also won him the gong for best performer on the night. One play and
you’ll know why. Jaunty, jangling, and joyous, it’s a celebration
of life, and if Lismore don’t jump at it to sell the region to people
they’re mad. “If you’re looking for me around Lismore,
try a coffee shop or a music store,” is a fabulous invitation to a
lifestyle frantic city dwellers can only dream of.
The album finishes with a fabulous instrumental, “All Those Paper
Planes,” which apparently had its origins in a 2004 jam with fellow
guitarist Leigh Ivin. After surviving on a cassette all that time it’s
been dusted off and ties disc one together with a sonic tour de force.
This is a great album that deserves to be heard on a much wider scale."
'The Big Tin Shed'
'Popular North Coast singer/songwriters, John Gift and Luke Vassella, have been entertaining audiences, recording albums, receiving awards and touring throughout Australia and overseas for the past 15 years. 2009 celebrates the release of their first collaborative album- ‘The Big Tin Shed'. A raw and inspiring live performance, features John and Luke in full guitar and vocal harmony. Fresh interpretations of their own material, as well as hearty renditions of new songs penned by patrons of the Lismore Soup Kitchen, the album is buoyed by an enthusiastic audience. An authentically warm recording that radiates friendship, hope and promise. Pick up your copy of the album from Luke at a gig , All Music & Vision-Lismore & Ballina, Music@Byron-Byron Bay...