Electric Soul

Description

Electric Soul is the third album by the American alternative rock band Curious Fools, released on Gotee Records in 1998, manufactured and distributed by Word Entertainment. The album was produced and recorded by band members Troy Deaton and Stephen Murray for Radiostatic. Mixed by Chris Stone at Woodland Studios.

These Gotee boys really do have a Midas touch. Following the successful releases by the others on their roster (Out Of Eden, Johnny Q Public, dc Talk, Zilch, et al, not forgetting their own smasheroo “Brace”), their latest recruits, Curious Fools, come up with this, their first real album (to quote HM Magazine). The diversity of styles over the 12 trax – Jars Of Clay-type grooves, moody synth-driven ballads, acoustic rootsy melodies and straight-ahead rock – makes for a pleasurable listen, and there are several radio-friendly cuts here that should make the UCB Cross Rhythms playlist with no problem. Lead singer Steve Murray and guitarist Troy Deaton have collaborated on all the songs, and throughout the album, despite celebrating their faith, deep down they’re haunted by insecurity and uncertainty («Still Trying To Get There»); but the bottom line for them is always to rely on the one who is all they need («I Didn’t Know»), is there to fall back on when they come to the end of their tether («I Will Fall»), and can be relied on to keep them safe («Top Of The World»). Impeccably played and sung, with the production polish that has become Gotee’s trade mark, this is a classy product that deserves to sell by the truck-load. [Trevor Kirk, Cross Rhythms, December 1998]

[Bruce A. Brown, CCM, October 1998]

CD tracklist:

01. Top Of The World
02. Carrier
03. Touch (Pt. 2)
04. Electric Soul
05. Cry
06. Still Trying To Get There
07. Little Light
08. Easy
09. The Other Side
10. I Didn’t Know
11. Crazy
12. I Will Fall

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Gotee Records.

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