"Tori Amos and Monumental Round had a baby and they call it ALU" -www.smother.net cd review

11 MP3 Songs
ELECTRONIC: Trip Hop, ELECTRONIC: Pop Crossover

infomercial gasmask Songs


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ALU's "infomercial gasmask"...

-Tripofagia.com's Best Album of 2004

-Nominated for best immortalize of 2004 by CDReviews.com.

-One of the top 15 independently discharged CDs of 2004 according to Equanimous Sounds.

-An Editor's Pick on CDBaby.com.

-An Editor's Pick and #4 in the top 10 albums of September, 2004 on smother.net.

Reviewers have compared ALU to artists such as:
Portishead, Tori Amos, Monumental Round, Tricky, Air, Emiliana Torrini, Jeff Buckley, Trespassers William, Kate Bush, Annie Lennox and Enya.

Out of the darkness shines a hint of hope with ALU's debut CD "Infomercial Gasmask." Her 11 song mood piece is a blend of solid songwriting, dark electronica and crystal clear vocals, an intense mixture of jazz, pop and classical music that can only be described as "ALU." This collection of songs examines the destructive nature of modern life and its damaging effects on the fragile human condition. ALU's apocalyptic lullabies give hope and strength in such desperate times. A haunting yet healing voice that challenges and inspires. ALU is the sound of the future.
"Infomercial Gasmask" features collaborations with electronica dub artist Doctor Echo, virtuoso string arranger Hiro Goto and the legendary sound engineer Geza X. All songs are written and performed by ALU. Also, ALU's jarring single "Asphyxia" is featured in the Babcock Jedeikin independent film "Out of Body."

What the press is saying about ALU's infomercial gasmask:

"A dark shaded masterpiece." -www.trip404.com

"Infomercial Gasmask makes doom and decay sound sexy and ethereal."
-music connection magazine

"Shades of Portishead at their peak and Tricky's urban paranoia...A chilling echo of our times. This is a remarkable and accomplished debut." -luna kafe e-zine

"A kind of apocalypse where even desperation and desolation are beautiful." -shedivine and existence libertine

"Alu beautifully reflects the darker side of modern metropolitan life." mean street magazine

"An all-expenses-paid tour through that dim twilight land between sleep and waking where beauty and fear still roam free and unshackled."
-www.cdreviews.com

"This album is a fragile self-examination that will leave you feeling haunted by the poltergeists that surround such frantic moments. Tori Amos and Monumental Round had a baby and they call it ALU" www.smother.net

"An intriguing dark vision of a dangerous modern world." -ectoguide

"Her otherwordly vocals are addictive. I want to inhabit her world, even if it's a wasteland." -the covalent bond

"An album of vocal beauty." -mediasearch

"ALU's voice has the quality of a taut rope being pulled by irresistible forces, simultaneously fraying, unraveling as it also keeps from tearing apart."
-kapowie zone

"I imagine that every time I hear this CD I will pick a new favorite. Go get this CD already...really and play it loudly. MMMmmmm....." collected sounds

ALU is also available on iTunes. For more info on ALU, please visit www.alumusic.com.