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Gyan Superfragilistically (Vitamin) ****
GYAN had a crack at the big leagues with a pop career in the 90's but this skin suits her much better.
The "timeless" description has been rendered impotent through overuse,so let's just say this slow-moving and sometimes staggeringly beautiful record feels like an overlooked classic from the vaults when singer-songwriters ruled the roost,circa '71. Clearly it is the work of a free spirit more concerned with making lasting emotional connections rather than how many she can sell,a value not as prized by the guys at the money end of town as it was back when artists like Judee Sill, Joni Mitchell and Sandy Denny comanded major lable deal.
Less is more is the appraoch for these songs, all the better to reflect the nuances of Gyan's voice, which can range from pure-as-a-mountain-stream to mischievous to achingly lonesome in the course f a few songs
Priest sits on a bluesy guitar from the songs'co-writer,Australian guitar legend Tim Gaze.Jehovah features a small string orchestra,Come Settle You Down has elegant lap steel guitar from James Cruickshank ( The Cruel Sea),another co-writer here
For a taste, try the title tune, which evokes the spirit of Nick Drakes first two albums and those special Robert Kirby string arrangments, and the orchestral settings of tunes such as Every Finger
As the title of her song Girl with a Long Fuse suggests,this is music that people will treasure for years to come. Aslo available on vinyl from the museagency.com
Noel Mengel

 

**** SMH review ... It is intensely beautiful, emotionally honest, sensitive and seductive. Perhaps best of all, it grows on you. The more you listen, the more you will fall in love with Gyan’s unique talent. ... read more

GYAN on Triple J Sunday Night Safran with John and Father Bob PODCAST.

SUPERFRAGILISTICALLY Album of the week on ABC RADIO NATIONAL DAILY PLANET.