Product Description

OUTSTANDING ALBUM Brassard has a knack for lush backgrounds and warm, rich musical textures. It feels like being outside. d call this more of a new-age acoustic folk/rock CD. The ballads are breathy and mysterious, and the faster numbers have the effect of being echoed over a mountaintop. Brassard has a knack for lush backgrounds and warm, rich musical textures. It feels like being outside. From the very first track, it s hard to classify Brassard s singing style. Kind of like a blend of Bob Dylan, Mark Knopfler, and Randy Newman. That approach serves him well on a lot of these tracks, like End of June . It s a cry for love mixed with a message about respecting the earth. He is a smart composer. The instrumental Between Heaven and Paradise is a standout for it's melody on the guitar and lullaby vibe. He also surprised me with Respect, a sudden burst of garage rock, again with stellar guitar work. Brassard doesn't do anything halfway. These songs are complex and enveloping, full of atmosphere and life. I keep coming back to that spiritual, new age feel infusing the whole project. I d like to see him team up with Enya. A MUST HAVE

Track Listing

1. End Of June
2. Our Land
3. My Dream
4. Between Heaven & Paradise
5. What I Really Need
6. Be A Friend
7. Respect
8. Running Wild
9. Spring Of Life
10. Spring Ice
11. The Next Generation
12. Trying To Survive
13. The Hunt

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #841030 in Music
• Released on: 2005-03-28
• Number of discs: 1

About the Artist
Andre Brassard has been playing guitars, Harmonica, and vocals since 1970. Had a few bands, then when moving to Inukjuak, Started playing music there and performed locally and in several northern festivals. Has been active in promoting Inuit music since 1992.

Customer Reviews

Pleasently Surprised
I mostly only listen to classic rock, when I heard this CD I really enjoyed it. The varity of music styles on one CD was quite pleasing to the ear.

Great Folk rock new album
Pleasant surprise. If you're into Folk Rock with a message, this is it. Dedicated to the far north and its preservation, this album encompasses the artists feelings toward just that. Easy listening and even relaxing at some points. I'm sure that anyone who buys this, and takes the time to listen to and understand it, will be asking for more.

A colourful musical yourney!
This CD allowed me to explore Canada's majestic north through the eyes of an artist that combines modern feelings, sounds and instruments with traditional culture and influences bathed in the northern Canadian arctic atmosphere. This album introduced me to a dynamic side of Inuit music... pure sounds inspired by native northern roots. A colourful musical yourney!