Leave it to Ewan McKenzie to make a case for people who are in a bind. Time Tunnel, the new single by his baroque pop project offers an alternate timeline for those who want to avoid disaster and start all over. His voice takes center stage, albeit reluctantly. The message is far more important than the messenger.
It is a track from his new album Media Hack, due for release on his own label Platform Records.
Ewan McKenzie has made video for Martin & The Artist, a song by his new outlet, the baroque pop project The McKenzie FIX. It is a track from the Pandora's Box album: "McKenzie doesn't shun grand gestures with his music, but his vocals ara always a bit restraint. He is the outsider looking in, wondering what all the fuzz is about. His perspective is devoid of any arrogance".
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HCTF review of Pandora's Box.
Ewan McKenzie, formerly the driving force behind the psychedelic pop project Emporium, goes all out on his New Wave meets baroque pop outlet The McKenzie FIX. Unabashedly intellectual and with a deep love for literature he mixes Greek mythology, Gothic imagery of the wit of Lewis Carroll. If there is theme that ties the songs together it is "trust". He urges to take a leap of faith (The Shining) and the Visitors might actually be friendly. He pities the lonely soul at a party in Alone People can feel really lonely in a crowd and in this story of a girl feeling awkward at a party, not being able to partake in the inane banter and gossip of the other guests, is quite fetching. When Nobody Listens will sound familiar to owners of the Emporium EP Dead In Bed.
McKenzie doesn't shun grand gestures with his music, but his vocals ara always a bit restraint. He is the outsider looking in, wondering what all the fuzz is about. His perspective is devoid of any arrogance. It is said that after Pandora opened the jar (not a box actually, that is a mistranslation) only hope remained after if it was closed - amoing other bad things sickness and death had gotten out. He has latched on that classic myth and made an album that is offering solace, without the need to compromise. It's fine to be different. He does not want followers - Don't Feed On Me, but wants people to stay true to themselves.
Ewan McKenzie, formerly the driving force behind the psychedelic pop project Emporium, has has released another single by his new baroque pop outlet The McKenzie FIX. The Shining is about being curious against all odds. Being inquisitive can add a sparkle to life, and it's well worth the pain.
Ewan McKenzie, formerly the driving force behind the psychedelic pop project Emporium, has reinvented himself a bit and goes all-out baroque pop on Alone, the first single of The McKenzie FIX. People can feel really lonely in a crowd and in this story of a girl feeling awkward at a party, not being able to partake in the inane banter and gossip of the other visitors, is quite fetching. McKenzie's masterful arranging skills are in full force and his careful phrasing adds another layer of sadness to the song.
