Rebecca Pidgeon - Behind the Velvet Curtain (2008)
Genre: Crossover Jazz / Vocal Jazz | Size: 233 Mb | Year: 2008 | Format: Flac | Bitrate: Lossless | Total Time: 00:43:12
In contrast to all the urban contemporary, hip-hop, dance-pop, and electronica artists who have operated in the high-tech realm exclusively, adult alternative is a place where artists have been known to be totally acoustic one day and totally electronic the next. Some adult alternative recordings are quite organic sounding, and others are heavily or entirely programmed. Singer/songwriter and actress Rebecca Pidgeon favors the organic option on Behind the Velvet Curtain, which was produced by Larry Klein in Los Angeles and includes four songs that were used in the movie Redbelt. Klein was obviously careful not to overproduce on this 2008 release; high-tech programming is rejected (except for a hidden track at the end), and Pidgeon's voice is surrounded by a combination of acoustic and electric instruments (mainly guitar, bass, and drums). Production-wise, less is clearly more throughout Behind the Velvet Curtain; Pidgeon favors a delicate, waifish vocal style, and Klein's stripped down production serves her well on gently reflective originals such as "That's Life, That's Hollywood," "Down," and "Long Island Poem." The only song on this frequently melancholy CD that Pidgeon didn't write or co-write is the Beach Boys' "Wouldn't It Be Nice," which has no problem lending itself to an adult alternative/folk-pop makeover. Some people have described Behind the Velvet Curtain as vocal jazz, which is misleading; this is an album of adult alternative and folk-pop, not vocal jazz. But jazz is an influence at times (as is country), and Pidgeon incorporates bossa nova on "Been and Gone," "Manha" and "When You Were Mine" (which finds Brazilian guest Luciana Souza contributing some vocals in Portuguese). Behind the Velvet Curtain falls short of exceptional, but it's still a pleasant, agreeable listen -- and Klein's presence is a definite plus. ~ AllMusic
A tale of infidelity, deceit, greed, and murder. Nick Compton, a Palm Springs real estate developer, cheats on his attorney wife, Victoria, with her law partner, Samantha. In fact, Nick and Samantha share more than their bodies. They have skimmed the investors in a Cathedral City casino project of millions of dollars. Double-crosses begin when a crooked congressman gives them only a pittance of what they expected. Mysterious stranger, Jonas, arrives in town and burrows himself into the lives of the Compton's, particularly, into the intimate life of Victoria. Treachery explodes as Samantha is murdered, and Nick is arrested for the crime. He blames Jonas, who they learn is a bilked investor, out for revenge. Did Jonas take the money? Apparently not, for Harold (Victoria's private detective) shoots Jonas just as he is about to kill Victoria, in a frenzied attempt to regain his investment. Who has the money? Who killed Samantha? To where does Victoria disappear? Harold, assists Victoria in learning the facts. It's up to Harold to end this sordid affair.
Language: English
1:21:23 | 640x352 | PAL (25fps) | XviD | MP3 - 128kbps | 695 MB Genre: Comedy | Drama
At first fancying himself an "enigmatic poet", twenty something Art gradually realizes that he must take action if he's going to escape his depressed life as a struggling musician in London. A solution comes in the shape of a book titled "It's Not Your Fault". Not content to just draw inspiration from its pages,however, Art invites the elderly author of the book to come live with him and his parents, which quickly becomes a painfully funny journey about dysfunction and growing up.
