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| October 8, 2001 |
Vostok 6
Kurt Swinghammer
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Thoughtful progressive folk. Idiosyncratic Swinghammer has crafted a brilliant concept album dedicated to Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space. I know it sounds bizarre, but it totally works. "Nocturne" is a short piece that combines ambient sound with ghostly female voacals, while the title track "Vostok 6" is layered and funky, lots of bleeps and bloops with a dash of doo-wop for good measure. "Valentina" is a gorgeous 21st-century love song for the cosmonaut herself. A joy to listen to.
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