Seaworthy

1. What the Hell?

2. Kickin' My Heart Around

3. Blue

4. Merry Little Christmas

5. Apocalypso

6. Place Where I'll Be Free

7. Everything Has Changed

8. (Hallelujah) Yer on Yer Own

9. Set Me Free

10. Devil

11. Real Life

12. Get Over Yerself

Seaworthy,Lucky Man Clark,Grownup Records,Honest, American, roots music that is almost 'country soul' or 'americana' with strong lyrics, great production along with several rock & roll legends.,Pop,Rock,Rock & Roll,Rock/Pop,Roots Rock

Average customer rating: Surprisingly good Seaworthy's "The Ride" holds water SPLENDOR AND RAPTURE IN AMBIENT COLLISION....

The Ride Seaworthy Manufacturer: Jet Set Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005QDBD Release Date: 2002-01-22

Tracks:

1. Open The Gates
2. I Met Her In The Candy Store
3. Sea Manta
4. Lone Star Samba
5. In Anticipation Of
6. The Day
7. Identifying The Body
8. The Last Transmission
9. The Ride Pt.1
10. The Ride Pt.2

Amazon.com

Seaworthy brothers Joshua and Mischo McKay specialize in a genre-blended pastiche of unusual instrumental touches, drone music, and bits of pan-Asian melodic structures, a formula that distinguished their former band, Macha. Unfortunately, despite excellent releases like 1999's See It Another Way, Macha went sadly under-appreciated outside their adopted hometown of Athens, Georgia. However, with Seaworthy's quieter, muted electronic feel, the duo has managed to keep the best things about Macha while adding a less abrasive, easier-to-swallow aesthetic. Songs like "I Met Her in the Candy Store" and "The Day" slack lazily from verse to sparse verse, seemingly hook-free; it's only the next day, as you're humming chunks of the song in a grocery store that the music's lingering effect becomes obvious. Like a sleepy cross between Boards of Canada and Loop Guru, the pace of the music feels just right, with tracks blending one into the next, falling in and out of hushed lullabies like "Lone Star Samba" and the mystically inspired "The Ride, Pt. 1." With growing popular interest in experimental techno and world music, perhaps the skewed approach that made their past work so compelling will find more takers in this latest incarnation. --Matthew Cooke

Album Description

Seaworthy is a different kind of surprise. Free of any Eastern influence, the debut recordings of Josh McKay's (Macha) new project glow softly with a heroin-laced calm, anesthetizing the listener to the dark melancholy which lies just beneath the surface. As with the Macha recordings Mckay's production is vital. Guest appearances include a gorgeous collaboration (track 6) with Japanese singer Haco, a member of Osaka's legendary experimentalists After Dinner, and female trio Hoahio (John Zorn's Tzadik Records). The stunning ten-minute, two-part title track that closes the album is the kind of song that comes along only once in a great while. Jetset Records.

Customer Reviews:

Surprisingly good.......2004-12-19

I bought this disc on a whim, from a review in the Tower magazine Pulse from 2 years ago. I am a happy camper. I don't know how to describe the music though. There are shades of the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis in the first two tracks. Not pop. Has some progressive elements, some interesting melodies. I kind of view it like an ocean of music washing over you.

Seaworthy's "The Ride" holds water.......2002-08-20

I picked this up on a lark at my local record store a few months ago. I was somewhat familiar with Macha, but had only actually heard 1 song from their collaborative album with Bedhead ("Hey, Goodbye," a great song).

All I can say is, it pays to take risks. This is a phenomenal record - drony, ambient, beautifully composed, unique and diverse instrumentation. Listen to it after a long day at the office, with your mind-altering substance of choice. You will drift along the calm, blue waters of Seaworthy's sonic sea.

SPLENDOR AND RAPTURE IN AMBIENT COLLISION...........2002-04-14

....this album is in the same brave pioneering sonic spirit as BRIAN ENO'S "Another Green World" or RADIOHEAD'S "Amnesiac" or SIGOR ROS' "Agaetis Byrjun"....a thoroughly addictive journey by way of distinctive songs with laid-back m/f vocals (two with the splendidly sexy voice of Haco,) indie/electro/third world instrumentation and strange but wonderfully syncopated beats. ONE OF THE BEST RELEASES SO FAR IN 2002. At last, an artist that REALLY knows how to blend world instruments into some challenging indie grooves and textures. SEAWORTHY will seduce you and, I promise, you will be thankful for it! (Make no mistake....this album is lightyears beyond anything produced by the prior band, MACHA.) SEAWORTHY "Ride" is visionary stuff! I recommended it to all adventurous souls who sincerely want to hear tomorrow's music today. Yep, it really IS that good!

Average customer rating: Incredible songwriting, remarkable musicianship Powerful, Playful, Introspective Piano-Driven Jazz-Pop Invigorating! Tori and Fiona ain't got nuthin' on True Margrit A Rock Musical that Actually Rocks!

Seaworthy True Margrit Manufacturer: Bobo Tunes ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000BTJC9K Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

1. Hours In Reverse (Deja Vu)
2. Deliver Me
3. True
4. Electricity
5. Members Only
6. Losing Face By Degrees
7. From Another Zone
8. Everyone Wins
9. Vanity Loves Company
10. Great Praise
11. Uncurl
12. If Heaven Knows
13. Nothing

Customer Reviews:

Incredible songwriting, remarkable musicianship.......2007-01-31

This is an amazing listen. (A night out at one of their shows will similarly put you in an aquatic, wayfaring trance for weeks afterwards.) The selection, "Deliver Me" gets me a' bouncin' in my seat even as it gets me riled: "I'm not convinced there's still time/to believe in current events...'cause history recycles every bone/that heroes collect at the side of the road/homesick pirates weep and moan/deliver me." The song "Electricity" has a beautiful waltz tempo and is terribly sweet. And I adore "Uncurl" because Margrit brilliantly includes the phrase "the early bird/distributes all the sperm" and the word "fetus" in one song. Piano pride alert! Piano pride alert! "Members Only," with its deliciously sneaky lyrics, reminds me that some of us NEED our black and white keys- not a guitar string in sight.

Powerful, Playful, Introspective Piano-Driven Jazz-Pop.......2006-07-22

Does True Margrit ever get tired of Ben Folds/Five comparisons? Think "The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner" with fewer references to the South and more lyrics exploring the existential status of the human soul. Susan Werner's voice, lyrics, and piano playing also come to mind, though in different proportions.

Like onions, ogres, and parfaits, this CD has layers. If you have some obsessive tendencies, it holds up quite well through a week at work listening on the laptop nonstop. I was hooked through Pandora by the piano bombast and clever theology of "If Heaven Knows" -- and there's a enough bombast and clever throughout the disc to satisfy anyone's Meat Loaf/They Might Be Giants sweet tooth.

On repeat play, what stood out for me was the thoughtful, unpretentious take on where we come from, where we are, and where we're going. It's tricky to make a record about that sort of thing without getting Heavy (And Using A Lot Of Capital Letters), but Margrit Eichler manages it beautifully.

Invigorating!.......2006-06-07

Sometimes you can listen to the radio for hours and have the music float right over you. But then a new song starts and it immediately gets your attention and reminds you that music is supposed to be enjoyable. Such was the case with "True" by True Margrit off their album Seaworthy. Perhaps it was the strident piano that is soon accompanied by staccato cello that leads to an ominous verse that often takes a relaxed, hopeful breath in the simple chorus. More orchestration occurs as the song develops, at times refreshing and then suddenly threatening, taking the listener through many moods in just three and a half minutes without ever leaving it's melodic roots. Invigorating!

Tori and Fiona ain't got nuthin' on True Margrit.......2006-05-08

Tori and Fiona ain't got nuthin' on True Margit...and what I mean by that is...in the past, when I wanted to put on music that "moved" me...I would usually choose either Tori Amos or Fiona Apple, cuz piano music moves me, and I love their poetry and use of the piano to express themselves. (I have been listening to both of them since the beginning of their careers) NOW...when I want to put on music that moves me...True Margrit is my first choice. Both of their CD's are so amazing that I can just play them over and over again and not only keep hearing different things with each song musically, but lyrically, I also hear different lines that I missed, or didn't register other times. I am looking forward to another new release, and in the mean time, I'll keep on rockin' to Seaworthy and Deceptively True...it's TRUE!!!!

A Rock Musical that Actually Rocks!.......2006-04-14

Seaworthy wasn't written as a rock musical, but it certainly could have been one. It's a coherent collection of complex, piano driven songs. Too many rock musicals (and rock musicians versed in music theory) tend to forget that rocking out is as important as the technical nature of the craft. As a song-writer and performer, Margrit never makes this mistake. Her songs are both complex and cool. If you like Ben Folds or Rufus Wainwright, you'll want to check out Seaworthy.

Average customer rating:

Seaworthy Lucky Man Clark Manufacturer: Grownup Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002A2WIQ Release Date: 2004-06-01

Tracks:

1. What The Hell?
2. Kickin' My Heart Around
3. Blue
4. Merry Little Christmas
5. Apocalypso
6. A Place Where I'll Be Free
7. Everything Has Changed
8. (Hallelujah) Yer On Yer Own
9. Set Me Free
10. The Devil
11. Real Life
12. Get Over Yerself
13. Bonus Track 1
14. Bonus Track 2
15. Bonus Track 3
16. Bonus Track 4

Average customer rating:

The Ride Seaworthy Manufacturer: independent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000LX8X0K

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