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Carmine Red
Anniversary
(self-released)
By Andrew Miller
Published: November 1, 2007
An amalgam of alt-radio elements, Carmine Red combines Muse's vocal melodrama, the Postal Service's mild electro-percussion and Incubus' chilled grunge, reserving room for acoustic adult-contemporary balladry. The record-opening title track on Anniversary begins with Dexter Williams' gentle croon and ginger strums, delivering the folksy sensibilities that the album's autumn-hued cover promises, then demonstrates surprising brawn with colossal drum fills and chiming reverberating guitars. Though soft-loud dynamics have been genre-standard for decades, Carmine Red stretches the spectrum, ranging from breathy earnestness (recalling Snow Patrol at its most maudlin) to arena-sized eruptions that salvage these songs from the sap bucket. The skittering glitch beats during the verses make the rock drums during the choruses sound enormous by comparison, and the twinkling keyboards lend atmosphere. The final tune, "Orchid," initially feels like a nine-minute fuse with no detonation, but the stark piano backdrop fits Williams' epic dark-night-of-the-soul struggle with spiritual fidelity.
- Pitch.com
Discography
"Anniversary" (2007)
1) Anniversary
2) Animal
3) American Social
4) Lines for Audition
5) Kerosene
6) Piano Island
7) Motion Picture
8) Manuscript
9) Watercolors
10) Camouflage
11) Orchid
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Bio
In the midst of a modern society filled with emotion derived from a balance between chaos and progress, Carmine Red was born. Since its 2003 inception, the band has been dedicated to creating a sound inspired by observation and emotion. After almost 3 years of compromising trials, it was time for a much needed line-up change as well as the initial preproduction for their first full-length album. In 2006, Chadwick C. Veach and Dustin Hart Racen joined members Denis R. Hill and Dexter Williams to complete the four piece outfit. Throughout 2006 and 2007, Carmine Red went into the studio to create their current release entitled "Anniversary." Their work is filled with angst and progressive ideas as well as sounds. "Anniversary" was created to express emotion. It is also earning them the credibility needed to build the reputation of a band that will be repsected for years to come.
Currently Carmine Red is hard at work promoting their recent release. With multiple demos and ep's in addition to their full-length album and a solid touring background, they hope to forge all borders and work their way into the lives of fans across the world. They will be a major staple in future music and fit into a category that is postgenre.
Carmine Red will be heard.
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