Press Reviews
HEY MOVIE GUYS!!! HERE IT IS!
Tracy Nicolaus/Northern California
Wow this is a really great CD! The guitar is outstanding! I have never heard such a beautiful combination of acoustic and tech combined. Quite a task! The electronica geeks overdo and the true acoustical genius doesn't know their way around a keyboard.........You my friend have mastered both! This will be in a movie, mark my words!
Extra credit: Guitars, Programming, Production, Mood, Originality, Best Potential Movie Soundtrack.
www.robertfarmermusic.com
EACH SONG IS A GEM!
Sound Check Weekly
Marie Sterner-Philadelphia, PA
"Each song is a gem individually, whatever the tempo, yet the band maintains complete continuity throughout their show. They have the ability to write songs that have both sensitivity and balls, without molding to anyone else's standards of excellence, plus continue to mature and expand as one of the premiere talents in the Philadelphia area".
SHOULD BE PLAYED ON EVERY ALTERNATIVE STATION!!
Bill LaFleur-Long Branch, N.J.
This work is superbly produced and arranged. Guitar work is unbelievable! Going from "tough" Merle Haggard twang electric to beautiful "Yes" acoustic. One of the most original and creative works I've heard yet on the internet. Should be played on every alternative station.
Great guitars, keyboards, production, mood and originality.
PAINTING WITH SOUND
Richard Filaccio-Yreka, California
Cinematic feel to this moody soundscape. Commanding vocals narrate and sing with a quiet swagger, dancing with a cello and promising his heart to an angel while the drip drop synthy hook carries our ears away. I like this one very much! Very original.
MISTY SOUNDSCAPE
ninesignals-Cody/Wellington, New Zealand
The Pink Floyd type atmosphere and vocals really get you involved. Voice has a nice deep tone to it and much time has been spent on the arrangment of the synth parts esp. Sounds a bit like Damien Rice string arrangements. Could possibly even have gone into "Labyrinth" soundtrack type spirals. Conjures up imagery of lonely wandering the misty moors in search of a lost gragment of memory.
Echo and The Bunnymen on The Dark Side Of The Moon
circamusic-Murrieta, California
Some great things going on in this CD-superproduction, fantastic layers of keyboards, a little David Gilmore strata guitar going on in the background and reverb on the voice that actually works. The voice is very Ian McCullock (echo and the bunnymen) mixed with a little David Gilmore. I could see this as a b-side to 'The Wall' by Pink Floyd.
The bells scattered over the top are a great touch. Even the keyboard punctuations, as dissonant as they are, work very fluidly. I listened to it twice! GREAT JOB! Very cool chill-Out production.
With a Name Like Synth, It Has to Be Good!
Degan-Brighton, Massachusetts
I don't have a penchant for the electronic when it's not a part of an over ambitious reinvention experiment-but this band pulls out all the stops, wiring track after track of cool synths, programs, and sound effects into one smooth, palatable motif. The baritone sings nicely, and the lyrics keep up an air of gravity without implying too much drama. Interesting harmonies also, might I add. Good production and mood. This is well thought out!
'Rock & Roll Is Here To Pay'
Robert Garafalo-Boston, Mass
"Projects the strength of Philadelphia, add the drive of Detroit and Oakland with a touch of Atlanta. Employing all the electronic sophistication of today but has not become subservient to it. Exciting tasteful-dynamic with showmanship and presence, the result is a well integrated whole, forceful and moving".
SUPER
Mark Newstetter-San Francisco, CA
Like the interesting effects of the time changes in intro and the dissonant chord punctuation.
Jim Morrison vocals are right for the mood of this track- as are the carefully arranged synth parts. A very nicely crafted arrangement. I especially like the acoustic instruments against the synth doubles. At times it reminds me of the background music from the orgy scene in Kubrick's 'Eyes Wide Shut'. This is a potential movie soundtrack!
DREAMY ORIGINAL
Richard Filaccio-Yreka, California
Early morning intro is nice. Disembodied vocal is quirky, psychedelic. Lyrics sound interesting while the music uplifts the emotionally distant vocals. Nice atmosphere. Unique, weird. Almost like a Joy Division vocal attitude and sound. I like it. Works within its own dreamscape. Excellent production and male vocals.
Currently promoting most recent release called
"IN A DREAM". Reviewers Pick Awards include: Track of the Day....Best Male Vocals...Most Original...Best Production...Best Guitars!
BIO:
Growing up in the Philadelphia suburbs, playing colleges, clubs, and concerts and listening to all kinds of music, which would later incorporate into his own unique style. Robert is a singer, songwriter and producer of all his own recordings that include
"In A Dream", "The Search", "Wake Up Call" and soon to be released in 2007
"Beneath The Surface", and has worked with many top acts!
Refusing to be locked into one genre of music, Robert has pursued rock, pop, jazz, funk, r&b, symphonic, world music, and electronica. An accomplished drummer & percussionist, Robert also plays keyboard, sings, and writes all of his own music. Lived and played in the
Philadelphia, New York & Boston area most of his career but hit the road for many years touring everywhere from Maine to Miami. Today he works in his own recording studio daily still pursuing his desire to not compromise his music, but play from the heart and soul. "Trying to follow your own musical path and not worry about the acceptance of others can be a lonely road at times."
Robert started playing at the age of 13, practicing his instrument 4-6 hours per day while still in school and sought out the best teachers available, such as,
Jim Chapin (Harry & Tom Chapins' father). Jim is a renowned drummer, author, and music educator in New York still turning up in various magazine publications. Continued studies with Robert Boysie Lowry, a local icon and Mentor/Teacher for many jazz musicians, including
legendary jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown, saxaphonist, Ernie Watts, as well as pianist Mathew Shipp. It was around this time Robert started working with Dexter Koonce (Boysie Lowry's nephew), of Grover Washington Jr., Roy Ayers, Rufus Thomas, Denise Thomas & James Brown.
Although this is Robert's debut solo album its far from being his only project, with 2 more discs almost ready for release. He has
logged session work with Lindsay Lee (Capitol Records/Warner Bros. Records) and received regional and national radio airplay with the original recording band called The Watson Brothers Band, as well as doing session work for Radio and TV.
Other highlights have been opening for
Patti Smith at Penn's Landing, Philadelphia for thousands of people. This show was
broadcast live on rock station WIOQ and hosted by the infamous Ed Sciacky. Because of the bands success he met many other high profile radio personalities such as
Michael Tearson of WMMR, Mark Goodman host of MTV, Harvey(WIOQfm & WMGKfm), and also met, guitarist Nils Lofgren of Bruce Springsteen's Band to name a few. He opened for
James Cotton at Widener University. The band was tight, inspired and kicking. James Cotton was pretty good too. Opening at the
'Main Point' for Robert Hunter, songwriter for the Grateful Dead. Spent an entire summer at the Jersey shore and shared the stage with these hit makers from the past:
Sam & Dave, Jay and the Americans, The Rascals, Little Anthony and the Imperials, The Happenings, The Dupree's, The Everly Brothers and Wayne Cochran.
Voted among the TOP 2 ORIGINAL BANDS, TOP 2 SINGER/SONGWRITERS & TOP 3 DRUMMERS in the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley reader's poll in Fine Times Magazine for three consecutive years.
Worked with the following musicians:
Larry Gold-producer/arranger of local and national talents with gold records, including Jay Z, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake (N Sync), Teddy Pendergrass, etc. George Thorogood, Billy Blaugh and Hank Carter of The Delaware Destroyers. John Lilly-The Hooters. Todd Whisler-Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. Arthur Lipner Jazz Band-NY recording artist, www.malletworks.com. Frank Katerabek-principle trumpet for the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony.
INFLUENCES:
Peter Gabriel, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Led Zepplin, Little Feat, Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Brecker Brothers, Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, Billy Cobham, John McLaughlin, Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, Sting, Jackson Browne, Weather Report, Afro Celts.
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