Singer-songwriter Gene-Manuel describes his music in the following manner: “If you were to take a huge, imaginary blender, pour in some pop, rock, folk, alternative, lots of guitars, lots of vocal harmonies, some broken pieces of Kate Bush's The Drea [+]Singer-songwriter Gene-Manuel describes his music in the following manner: “If you were to take a huge, imaginary blender, pour in some pop, rock, folk, alternative, lots of guitars, lots of vocal harmonies, some broken pieces of Kate Bush's The Dreaming CD and hit the PULVERIZE button, the resulting concoction would be the music found on Sophisticated Kink”
Working alongside musical partner Michael Morgan, the two went into the studio with one credo in mind: to make music they wanted to listen to, without the confines of any particular genre or any pre-conceived commercial agenda. This freed them to create music for the sake of creating. The resulting disc is a mélange that takes the listener through the thumping, guitar-driven soundscape of the title track, shoots them into orbit for the electronica-tinged and haunting “8 [Different Ways], then throws them into a mosh-pit for the rock-fueled “C’Mon [Fully Loaded] and ultimately settling them down nice and easy with the acoustic beauty of “Something I’ve Always Wanted”.
Along for the ride are the vestiges of Gene-Manuel’s musical muses such as Kate Bush, whose "Under The Ivy" is covered, Tori Amos, Paula Cole and Sophie B. Hawkins. Gene-Manuel now joins the rank of such independent artists that truly listen to their inner voice and lets that voice guide them through the creative process. Sophisticated Kink is full of music that not only moves the spirit but causes an involuntary bodily jerk every now and again, in a good way of course.
BEHIND THE SCENES
1. Sophisticated Kink - I decided to have "Sophisticated Kink" be the first song on the CD because it's so different from any other song on the disc. I had the vision of a huge club in the Red Light District when I wrote the lyrics and I wanted the song to have that club feel. But, Sophisticated Kink is not a dance record, therefore, guitars are prevalent on this track, giving it a harder edge.
The song's protagonist is the MC of this club - the Sophisticated Kink. All his friends are there. . . DJ Tabu on the turntable, Lady Nikki all in leather teasing the crowd, while Ms. Llima is there to capture it all on film. Centurri's performing "High Praise" while the crowd keeps reveling in a euphoric haze.
2. Countless Crowds - This is one of
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