I finished writing all these "reviews" and then realized that one of the CDs I'd been listening to most was this one. Bettie Serveert have been around for years now, and is a great guitar pop band. This new record distills the band down to the core of Carol Van Dyk and Peter Visser. Both play guitars, Carol sings and writes, Peter writes and produces. It's a perfect team, and arrangements and sounds get carried to extremes here. Good listening. Recorded by Sytze Gardenier and David Klooker at E-Sound in Weesp, The Netherlands, plus Peter's living room. Mixed by Jan De Ryck at Turtle Power in Heist Op Den Berg, Belgium. (www.parasol.com)
Music Reviews | No. 35
Follow Your Bliss
by Larry Crane
Wally Gagel spent many years engineering at Boston's Fort Apache Studio, working on many cool records with bands like Belly, Sebadoh, Old 97's, and Pell Mell. Now he lives in L.A. and has a home...