RockPaperScissors
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 2006
GenreElectronic Music
Length53:12
Labelbig Helium Entertainment/Canadian Rational/High Wire Music
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

RockPaperScissors is a 2006 album by Canadian electronic musician Michael Brook.[2]

"When not recording in his Lavanderia studio located in the Hollywood Hills, Michael and his co-producer, multi-instrumentalist and arranger Rich Evans (of Peter Gabriel's band) traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria on behalf of this ambitious project, where they recorded local orchestral and choral ensembles. Into this mix, Brook introduced several vocalist/songwriters such as his former 4AD label mate Lisa Germano, Shira Myrow and Paul Buchanan from the Blue Nile". [1]

Reception

YouTube music critic Darren Lock gave a generally positive review of the album, giving it a score of 3.5/5, however he noted that the album might've been too long with the addition of the two "Pasadena" tracks.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Strange Procession" – 4:56
  2. "Want" featuring Lisa Germano – 3:53
  3. "Doges" – 3:55
  4. "Darker Room" featuring Sir Richard Burton – 6:05
  5. "Rock Paper Scissors" featuring Paul Buchanan – 3:54
  6. "Tangerine" – 3:05
  7. "Light Star" – 4:56
  8. "Pond" featuring Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – 4:18
  9. "Silverized" – 3:52
  10. "Pasadena, Part 1" featuring Ben Christophers – 3:14
  11. "Pasadena, Part 2" – 11:08

Musicians

Writing and production

References

  1. ^ "RockPaperScissors - Michael Brook | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Electronic Musician - Volume 24, 2008 - Page 34 "Producer, guitarist, and composer Michael Brook was looking for a follow-up to RockPaperScissors (Canadian Rational, 2006), a world music album that melded diverse elements like Bulgarian choirs, a Lebanese violinist, a rock rhythm ..."
  3. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.