gene v baker
jen baker
jon bernson (ray's vast basement)
kyle bruckmann (lozenge, pink mountain)
ralph carney (tom waits)
dominic cramp (evangelista)
matt cunitz (all ones)
alex decarville (the monolith)
dina emerson
evan francis
sameer gupta
colin held (modular set)
steve hogan
aurora josephson
jim kassis
jason kleinberg (86, diego's umbrella)
kurt kotheimer
alan lin
melissa metrick
leyna noel
nate query (decemberists)
gino robair (tom waits)
scott rosenberg (paf, pink mountain, scott pinkmountain)
kevin seal (griddle)
jonathan segal (camper van beethoven)
scott solter (boxharp, john vanderslice)
theresa wong
michael zapruder
"...one of the inheritors of Leonard Cohen's crown of thorns, Zapruder explores themes of isolation and eros without the customary whine."
Pitchfork
"... beautiful folk-pop ballads resonant of the voice of Rufus Wainwright and wordplay of Andrew Bird"
Amplifier
"It's probably not too much of an overstatement to hang the "genius" tag on multi-instrumentalist Michael Zapruder."
Magnet
"...vast and varied…akin to hearing Rufus Wainwright croon over Andrew Bird's simmering string arrangements."
Said the Gramophone
"Every sound and word is thoughtfully placed, every dynamic shift is carried out with precision, every sentence (both verbal and musical) is phrased significantly... Michael Zapruder is working firmly embedded in the auteurial model of composition and arrangement, and he is a brilliant director."
Village Voice
"...a damned fine singer-songwriter (and guitarist and pianist) from San Fran, Zapruder's little song-nuggets evoke Rufus Wainwright and newer Elvis Costello."
Performing Songwriter
"This record belongs on the shelf between Lennon's Double Fantasy and Westerberg's 14 Songs. Go get it."
Delusions of Adequacy
"...gorgeous, uplifting, well-wrought, and magical."
Hey kitty cats, glow the secular Yule hi fi. Just cobbled an upload of "Asoka, the Loyal Voyeur," a songscape that I hoped would hint eros but fear it glows tawdry. Please listen and advise. Most of all, be damn good to yourselves !
Also I wanted to keep you in the loop with what is happening with me and my music, and to tell you that you can get tons of exclusive, limited edition Colin Rink merchandise, but only for a limited time, and the clock is ticking! We're talking about videoss, photos, bonus mp3's, set lists, and so much more.
"DJ Monkey …soul-stirring, excitingly edgy music…just disturbing (read ‘mind-f**king’) enough to demand attention. There is a whole spice rack of auditory flavors here, served up like fractured poetry on a collection of intensely listenable Hallmark cards from Hell." Bill Margold, Cinema Seen, L.A. X..Press
enfants.
