I had never heard of the band ,The Somnambulants� until about a month ago when Vu passed on their cd to me, let alone did I know that their current cd, Paper Trail, is their third, just released on August 21, 2007.�� Originally from Brooklyn, the now San Francisco based duo has been creating� their unique blend of� indie/electronic/synth-pop since 2000.�
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The Somnambulants are Joseph White – producer, lead singer, bass player , synth, and programming, and Channing Sargent� on vocals and keyboards. �According to their history,� Joseph White built the first Somnambulants songs from music soundtrack pieces while he was a film student. No wonder their name was taken from the somnambulist character – Cesare- �in the 1920 German film “ The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”.��
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White’s echoed voice reminded� me� of� a haunting Moby or Ian Curtis vibe on many of the tracks on Paper Trail.� It was really hard to choose one song to review, because they all had something memorable� to offer with their perfect blend of electronic synth.� While every song sounded different than the next,� a few were beautiful and melodic while the majority very �dark with more electronic , harder synthethics �in a way that works for them.� Listening to this album it sounded very indie, and very addicting.�
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“Take It On”� samples a �tad mellower White’s vocals with a nice blend of Channing’s as well, with their collaboration of keyboards and sythnpop. Their website:� somnambulants.com� surprised me with their video for this song, which is a little more pop than indie, yet quite pleasant on the ears.
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�September 18, 2007 4:11 AM� kristine my♥posts [email protected] www.somnambulants.com
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