Release Date: April
7, 2017
Label: Independent
Here is some essential information from the artist website
to get an idea of how effort went into the recording and who contributed…
Red
Diamonds was produced by Will Ackerman and Tom Eaton and
engineered, mixed and mastered by Tom Eaton. Featured guest artists appearing
on the album are Charlie Bisharat (violin), Eugene Friesen (cello), Jill Haley
(English horn), Jeff Haynes (percussion), Jeff Oster (flugelhorn), Marc Shulman
(electric guitar), Premik Russell Tubbs (EWI and sax), Tom Eaton (fretless
bass, guitar, vocals) Will Ackerman (acoustic guitar and vocals) and Noah
Wilding (vocals).
The status quo for Imaginary Road Studio is to bring in the
best group of musicians to help each artist create their own musical
masterpiece. This was no exception to the rule as superb musicians gathered to
create Red Diamonds. The
collaborative effort brings out the best in everyone. The goal and result is
always the same, to create music with a purpose and vision. I think this was accomplished successfully
and the passion and storytelling in the ivory keys comes flowing through Gina’s
soul. The entire album sounds like an invitation to a romantic getaway. And
whatever you consider romantic becomes real while listening to these tracks.
The English horn, violin, cello, sax and flugelhorn lay
down a bed of textures and colors that Gina takes full advantage of. Some of
the subtle vocals added were a real nice touch on tracks like “The Moment” and
“River.” The angelic and trance like
female vocal persuasions are just right, like the proverbial icing on the cake
as it were.
Listening to Red
Diamonds was like free form artistic expressionism in motion. The canvas in
this instance is you, the listener. As Gina paints the music with broad strokes,
it eases you into your own comfy chair that lives inside your mind and soul.
This is not a physical object; this is something that is esoteric. I have
always felt the need to express the spiritual power that music possesses and
ultimately that energy translates to a healing for this listener. If you have
not found that place yet I would advise listening to this music and use it as a
guide to get there.
4/5
Stars
Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck
May 17, 2017May 19, 2017
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Provided By New Age Music Reviews
Tracks:
01. A Thousand Days Without You
02. Soulmates
03. Carry Me Away
04. The Moment
05. River
06. Red Diamond
07. The Beautiful, the Broken
08. Art of Life
09. What No One Knows
10. Forever
Tracks:
01. A Thousand Days Without You
02. Soulmates
03. Carry Me Away
04. The Moment
05. River
06. Red Diamond
07. The Beautiful, the Broken
08. Art of Life
09. What No One Knows
10. Forever