Album Reviews
when you experience the work of some artists you understand it, others you enjoy it, but in david minor’s album 'sparse' he is able to do both. while doing these things he additionally taps into the rarified realm of expression that invokes a certain response from the listener, that of auricular resonation. through his application of various genres such as jazz, experimental, electronic, and minimalistic elements, he is able to sway the listener into a relaxed state of absorption. each musical element utilized in his compositions is done so with purpose, but no element of sound outshines another. in each of his tracks, he calculates each musical component so that it seamlessly merges with another while still working towards evoking a pleasant emotion. whether the element is a rendition of 'für elise' or brass horns from the ragtime era it is blended into body of music with effortless grace. each piece is able to stand on its own, but in order to appreciate what david minor is expressing through sound, but i would definitely recommend listening to 'sparse' as one piece of music and not several tracks. it’s a great find !!!

noble freeman, wrgw radio, usa 01/10
david minor’s music capers in a territory all it’s own; it’s something of vaudeville-electro-classical. he has successfully created a hybrid of sounds dwelling somewhere amid cibelle and her delicate constructions, charles mingus’ underground melodies, gershwin’s dramaturgy, while with a dash of david sylvian/apparat thrown in.. his vocal styles range between folkish narratives and a buckley/holiday love child. the album 'sparse' takes us through dark, gas lit vaudevillian theatres, darling garret’s sullied by the sounds of cotton club swing; at times you will feel engulfed by smoky demented puppets lost, inebriated and meandering the eerie alleys of film noir.
david minor was trained as a classical dancer, musician, actor, linguist and vocalist, he then travelled the world engaging in his many quixotic occupations. in his music one hears how his theatrical background is distilled into his music. in his album 'sparse' fragility sips carefully from the epoc, fusing classical elements merged with electronic structures, while underlined by jazz snippet’s of flimnoirish instinct. out of this comes a disarming and daringly bourgeoisie technique: fragments, using so called technical mistakes to construct rhythmical structures, creating a personal amalgam. his sound is varied and at times evokes similar emotions as broadcast and the focus group.
tastes like caramel, usa 12/09
'sparse' is quite addicting, you start off liking songs at random, but when you invest time to listen to it, its enveloping especially after the 4th run through...
noble freeman, george washington radio, usa 12/09
a great piece of challenging music, both uplifting and adventurous...
pedro figueiredo, o domenio des deuses, portugal 12/09
this stuff has an edgy brian eno vibe to it, an extraordinary experience...
jason goodrich, chicago tribune, usa 12/09
kind of like jeff buckley dancing with billie holiday in a magritte painting ...
say hello max, usa 12/09
