Lunette

Lunette

Editorial Reviews
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Jim Roll slid through the 1990s a virtual secret to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and his hometown, Chicago, a singer-songwriter who once gave up the biz to get into social work. But a chance meeting with Walter Salas-Humara (the Silos leader who produced Lunette) led to a comeback and now Roll's second record. Backed by Texas guitarists Jon Dee Graham and Gurf Morlix, Lunette jumps out of the gate with "1955," a nostalgia ride that echoes the early Eagles, then veers from banjo-and-lap-steel country to acoustic folk to alt-country rockers. Salas-Humara's aching vocal style has obviously rubbed off on Roll, and Mary Rowell, whose violin defined the Silos classic Cuba, lends a haunting hand in "These Winds." With Lunette, Jim Roll's secret is out of the bag. --Scott Holter

Tracks:

Lunar Rhapsody
Moon Moods
Lunette
Celestial Nocturne
Mist O' The Moon
Radar Blues

Tracks:

Toujours Moi (Always Me)
Tzigane (Gypsy)
Possession
L'ardente Nuit (Ardent Night)
Jet
Fame

Tracks:

This Room Is My Castle Of Quiet
The Darkness Gives Me You Again
Remembering Your Lips
My Troubles Float Away Like Fallen Leaves
Your Soft Hand On My Brow
I Dream Of A Past Love

Album Description

Box set featuring three classic albums that Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman used the Theremin to great effect, Leslie Baxter's records 'Music Out Of The Moon' (1947) & 'Perfume Set To Music' (1948) and Billy May's 1950 outing 'Music For Peace Of Mind'. Each LP consists of music composed by Harry Revel. Contains all of the original tracks from each, as well as the original cover art of each. Comes packaged in a brilliant box with each disc in a separate slipcase with the original full color cover art. A grand total of 18 tracks. Each LP is on CD for the f

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The Hanging Garden
Hypnotique
Manufacturer: Lunette Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA8VIQ
Release Date: 2005-05-03

Tracks:

Witch's Tale
King Never Died
Once Man
Alphabetic
Last Wednesday
Dear Diana
Clara de Lune
See-Saw
Trust Me
We Will Fight Them on the Beaches
Winds of Discontent
Deja Vu

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A Hidden Treasure
like listening to 40 minutes of great radio
Lush Americana
Beautiful Work of contemporary roots music

Lunette
Jim Roll
Manufacturer: New West Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Blues | Styles | Music

Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Styles | Music

Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music

Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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Inhabiting the Ball

ASIN: B00004S80J
Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

1955
Blind Me
Down
She Ain't Gonna Go
Lunette
These Winds
Age Old Love Song
Everything
Bleed (If You're Bleeding)
Dear
$15 And A Bottle Of Wine
Witness World

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Jim Roll slid through the 1990s a virtual secret to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and his hometown, Chicago, a singer-songwriter who once gave up the biz to get into social work. But a chance meeting with Walter Salas-Humara (the Silos leader who produced Lunette) led to a comeback and now Roll's second record. Backed by Texas guitarists Jon Dee Graham and Gurf Morlix, Lunette jumps out of the gate with "1955," a nostalgia ride that echoes the early Eagles, then veers from banjo-and-lap-steel country to acoustic folk to alt-country rockers. Salas-Humara's aching vocal style has obviously rubbed off on Roll, and Mary Rowell, whose violin defined the Silos classic Cuba, lends a haunting hand in "These Winds." With Lunette, Jim Roll's secret is out of the bag. --Scott Holter

Customer Reviews:

A Hidden Treasure.......2004-10-18

This is one of the hidden treasures of the music scene the last few years. Roll had been an amateur musician and songsmith the last decade or so and then his hometown label, One Man Clapping, released his debut 'Ready To Hang' in 1998. A year later he is working with one of the greats in the business, Walter Salas Humara, as producer and has guest musicians of the highest calliber like Gurf Morlix, Jon Dee Graham and Mary Rowell laying down tracks for him. Mr Roll has proved worthy of the attention.

The opening track "1955" is a perfect little piece of ear candy about longing for the simple life of the past. Another highlight is "She Aint Gonna Go" which finds our protaganist rationalizing his relationship among rootsy guitar licks and terrific female backing vocals by KC Groves.

If you hate the music of Lucinda Williams and The Silos you probably won't like this but for everybody else this is a record you need to check out.

like listening to 40 minutes of great radio.......2001-04-24

with all due respect to the privous reviewer, there is no such thing as 40 min of great radio.

with that in mind. yo can't go wring with this CD

Lush Americana.......2000-06-30

This one really caught me by surprise. A great great album that alternates between folk/roots-influenced pop and literate contemporary grooves. In fact the songs cover so much territory musically that the experience is like listening to 40 minutes of great radio. Top-notch songwriting and fresh, irresistable, hooks. I cannot say enough good things about this record.

Beautiful Work of contemporary roots music.......2000-06-30

This is a beautiful, strange and diverse collection of surreal yet familiar songs. Jim Roll is a master of the sparse loveletter in musical form - often conjuring the essence of early Tom Petty, Neil Young, and perhaps a male Lucinda Williams. The writing is exceptional and the production by Walter Salas-Humara of the Silos (featuring an allstar line-up of Gurf Morlix of Lucinda Williams' fame, Jon Dee Graham, the Silos, and Kevin Wimmer of Balfa Tujours) blankets Jim's voice and songs wonderfully. Definitely in my top 3 CD's of 2000.

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