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Black Swan Lane
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Member Since3/2/2007
Band Websiteblackswanlane.com
Band MembersJack Sobel, Mark Burgess, Jimmy Oakes, Andy Whitaker, Andy Clegg, John Kolbeck, Kwasi Asante, Yves Altana, Achim Faerber

InfluencesJoy Division, The Chameleons UK, Bauhaus, Red House Painters, New Fast Automatic Daffodils, Stone Roses, The Verve, Echo and the Bunnymen, Beatles, Smiths, Rob Dickinson, Catherine Wheel, The Doors, Kitchens Of Distinction, Paul Weller, Cat Stevens, Dead Can Dance, The Fall




Sounds LikeA Long Way From Home Album Review: More than a fantastic recording , even a bit magical, this one transports us to other times during its 79 minutes.

Black Swan Lane is a recent project that joins members of the Chameleons, Sun and the Moon, the Messengers and more than a few persons, where the presence of the vocalist Mark Burgess of the Chamaleones is just an example. Even the inspiration for this recording comes exactly from the sensations that many of its elements lived through when listening to recordings of the above-mentioned projects when they were newer.

We definitely have here a very peculiar work, in a recording that distinguishes itself for its calm registry, in which as much the melancholy for times gone by, as the acceptance of the present, go through my head. As such, don’t expect moving moments here, more so without compositions where a certain guitar sound, many times acoustic, has a preponderant role, as well as the voices with grave registries, monochord, limpid, or dragged, depending on the themes.

Apart from two instances where one of the guests goes into a vocalization “ragga” that clashes with the balance of the recording, it’s really complicated to highlight the many excellent themes, since the whole makes for a very cohesive group. By the same token, What You Dream (which you can hear in the band’s “my space,” got under my skin and immediately got me hooked when combined with themes like the melancholic Nothing with a magical guitar ending, Another You (fantastic), She’s in Love and many others.

The discovery of this recording and project arises, as it has with the Pela, Dragons and other projects, due to the online Dutch shop called Red Sun Records (http://www.redsunrecords.com), that focuses on musical groups of certain sound quality, each week things appearing that I’ve never heard of. Furthermore, the shop has an excellent feature, which is a synopsis of each recording, samples of some tracks and even similar groups, which causes an avalanche effect which is not a good thing for our wallet. Up to date, this is one of the most magical recordings (here we have this word again in this text) that I had the pleasure of listening this year of 2007.

For those who want to listen to some tracks, including some new ones included in this album which just came out, a visit to the “myspace” of this band is highly recommended: http://www.myspace.com/blackswanlane

This recording is a wonder. (happy face) Posted by Azelpds Labels: L.A.Y.E.R
Record LabelEden Records / Face Up Music
Type of LabelIndie


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Black Swan Lane was founded in 2006 by Jack Sobel and John Kolbeck of The Messengers who had the pleasure of playing live with Mark Burgess of The Chameleons UK. Soon after, the album, A Long Way From Home, was released and was reviewed with high marks. It was a project made up with several other members including Yves Altana, Achim Faerber, Anna Lynn Williams & Kwasi Asante.

In November of 2008, Sobel joined the original members of the Post Punk band, The Sun and the Moon to play the first US date. Before and after the concert, some magic happened and Black Swan Lane will be releasing a new 18 track album in early 2009 entitled The Sun and the Moon Sessions. Featured on the new album are band members: Mark Burgess, Jack Sobel, Andy Clegg, Andy Whitaker, Kwasi Asante, John Kolbeck & Jimmy Oakes.

NEW ALBUM OUT NOW. GET YOUR COPY BY GOING TO WWW.BLACKSWANLANE.COM 20 NEW TRACKS BY BLACK SWAN LANE "THE SUN AND THE MOON SESSIONS"

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Dec 15 2009 1:08 AM

happy birthday, Jack!
hopefully, this will be your best year yet.
all love to you.
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Dec 11 2009 5:41 AM

another wonderful song
"all i love"
haunting and lovely. . .
i shall hear it through my dreams ~
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Dec 10 2009 3:49 PM

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Dec 7 2009 5:00 AM

I really do think BSL has created it's own genre.. I really am taken into another place and time.. with "A Place in our time"... and can't tell you how comforting the beauty of it is to me at this moment.. With love..
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Dec 7 2009 3:38 AM

"a place in our time" is amazing!
thank you, thank you, thank you. . .

all love and admiration. . .
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Dec 6 2009 10:31 PM

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Dec 2 2009 12:42 AM

I can tell you can save lot's of people when they listen to your music. I speak for myself at least. :)

And everytime things aren't so well, i get back to your music and check your page, my eyes glowing with the new songs, 'i can't save you' being no different, and 'Wander' being so beautiful also.
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Dec 1 2009 11:10 AM


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Dec 1 2009 4:19 AM

funny...first, it was the 80's in adventureland...now - the 60's?
i seem to hear BSL everywhere (lucky me!)

thanks for the wonderful, timeless music!

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Nov 19 2009 8:11 PM

Another gem of a track from the best band around! UK tour!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!
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Nov 19 2009 4:21 AM

'i can't save you' is amazing!
especially the ending...
please know that i would definitely do my best to save you.

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Nov 18 2009 7:55 PM

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Nov 17 2009 4:46 AM

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Nov 14 2009 5:09 PM

I get the feeling that album 3 is going to surpass 1 & 2.. and they are awesome albums...

Roll on 2010!! :D
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