thought i'd help spread the word about Miss Bee's other work,
I cant speak for Huski or vertigo angels(i've not heard much of them)
but for anyone who thinks that her time in the baebes only scratched the surface of this unique talent, then you must go out and buy 'chasing eva' by Maple Bee.

her amazing voice, one of the highlights of Mirabilis, is given an awesome 21 track, 2 disc masterpiece.
if you dont already have the album just go and buy it, i wont tell you too much about it, i'll just let you discover it for yourself.

in the meantime check out the video for 'the messenger' on youtube.

Just wanted to mention, for anyone interested, that Maple Bee's new album, Home, is available to pre-order at www.myspace.com/maplebee. It's set for an october release. She also has a newly designed website with lyrics and new photos at www.maplebee.com.

It's all sounding good

Our Maple is a busy lady at the moment, not only is her new studio album available to pre-order, but so is the new Huski album Strangelove, you can put your name down for a copy at http://www.myspace.com/huskimusic

Go forth, and support the hugely talented Mel Garside.

Oooooooo!!

I do like that seductive whisper quality in her voice. I may just have to break the piggy bank.

And dare I say... (prepare for flames and beatings) I like the photo for the cover of the "Home" album far better than most of the frilly fantasy stuff on the Baebes albums, "Miribilis" being a wonderfully notable exception.

I wonder what delights the Illumination cover will bring?!

I've just downloaded her chasing eve album from orange music and I really like it. Will have to check out her other stuff too.

I`ve recently read a review in Rock Sound, a monthly Metal publication.
It also reviews music from other genres.
The review of the Maple Bee album was NOT very complimentry.
Claiming , she has not put any personality into the music, and that she is involved with a handful of other projects that knowbody cares about. Hmm.... that`ll be right then, would it.

The musical world looks very different depending on where you're standing, and that reviewer was obviously not standing anywhere near where we are.

For example, to my view of the musical world, the idea that the harpsichord, theorbo and hurdy gurdy are dead instruments is absurd, because I see and hear them played frequently - yet from another part of the musical world, anything without a drum kit and a distorted guitar in it is 'classical'.

It is an unfortunate truth that we can never assume that any reviewer actually knows the full picture surrounding any given work - and of course, just because we like something doesn't mean that everybody else will. I've been looking into Chasing Eve recently, and have heard a few tracks which were excellent, so I shall most likely be getting it soon. I always like to see musicians I like going and doing other projects which I also like.

You`re perception of the bigger picture is spot on.
Reviewers are but one persons opinion, and unless they like the type of music they are reviewing, they are going to be wrong.
Or more simply put, Good Music, is in the ear of the beholder !

It took me a while to appreciate the album, it's a good one but the ears had to get used to the style.

Why not check out her first solo album 'Fossil' released during the nid-nineties, full of nice indie/pop songs.

She even sports a funky orange hair do!!!!

she also designs the girls headresses doesn't she? can't find any info on that other than being credited on the new DVD. The headresses are stunning!!

I thought I'd give a perspective as a reviewer: I've been reviewing music for about eight years, mainly for ezines, but for a print mag, too. Unlike many reviewers, I will not do negative reviews. I feel that my goal is to expose readers to good music, not waste time on the rest. If I really do not like a CD, I simply don't review it. There are too many bands I enjoy to waste time on those I don't. I also do a certain level of research on a band before writing a review.
If it is a genre which I have no affinity or knowledge of, I do no consider myself to be the best person to review it.
I know of some very well known reviewers who seem to feel that they need to write negative reviews to show they are "on their toes". Some seem to be influenced by the label the band is with, and they are much more critical of bands on obscure labels or bands who do not travel in the "right" circles. What utter nonsense.
Personally, I buy about three quarters of the material that I review. Though I do deeply appreciate it when a band sends me a CD, because I'm not made of money. My ezine is free and generates no reimbursement whatsoever. I also accept no paid advertising, because I wish to avoid even the appearance of having strings attached, so to speak.
Though I do it simply to support bands I love and share their music, it is still very nice when a band or management acknowledges my reviews or articles. I have found that once they reach a certain level of success, many bands have no more use for underground press. (This is not always true, for example, Skeletal Family are some of the nicest people I've ever met. And Sanguis Et Cinis actually took time to do an interview for me while they were on tour!) But many bands don't realize that hard-core fans give more credibility to underground press than the mainstream, because we are less likely to be biased to commercial interests.
When I read a review, I look at who the reviewer is and especially what they have typically reviewed in the past. If the reviewer has not reviewed similar bands, has not displayed interest in that genre before, or seems to know very little about the band in question, I just blow off their negative review.
But, indeed, it all usually does just come down to the ear of the beholder.