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HOME OF ROCK Reviews the EP "So Why?"
PYLETOWN for Independent Rock Artists U.S.A. 07.05.2011 Featured Artist of the month (May) with Interview and Video (in English) HOME OF ROCK Germany
Interview (in German/Deutsch) 22.04.2011
ROOTSTIME Belgium 1/08/10HOME OF ROCK Germany 08.02.2011 Anouschka is a master of versatility... she is at the same level of Norah Jones and Shania Twain and Ms. Joan Osbourne. Anouschka ist eine Meisterin der Täuschung, die das Schwere einfach verkauft, die ihre Texte mit Tiefgang versieht, sie aber mit einem Augenzwinkern anbietet, ohne Probleme zu vergleichen mit Norah Jones und Shania Twain und Ms. Joan Osbourne - nur leider ohne deren Publicity. Eine wunderbare Stimme, mit der Fähigkeit zu Phrasierungen, die normalen Popsternchen einfach abgeht - richtig gut. Aber: sie kann Pop genauso gut wie Jazz und Blues, alles unaufdringlich, mit einer Portion Selbstironie und dieser Leichtigkeit, die diese CD anytime, anyplace ,anywhere macht. Dietrich Gastrock As an engaged charity worker, Anouschka should write new songs when she is out in the African jungle and release another full-cd with the high quality of the 4 songs which can be heard on this ep ‘So Why?’ . KEYS & CHORDS, Netherlands Her new album ‘So Why?’ has just been released. Great Stuff !! 4/5 Philip Verhaege Paul B. from BLUESROCK.COM Re: "Silently": This song is a Bob Dylan level one... it also contains everything needed for thousands of interpretations - from folk to heaviest blues rock. ON AIR MAGAZINE, Germany 08/08/2010 Anouschka offers sensibilities like Ricky Lee Jones, Bonnie Raitt, and Stevie Nicks. A lot of rock with some blues. You can tell she knows her music. ROCKTIMES Germany MUSIK AN SICH Germany Highly Recommended! Sehr empfehlenswert! Musikalisch bietet Anouschka Musik, die im weitesten Sinne mit Künstlerinnen wie Ricky Lee Jones, Bonnie Raitt oder auch Stevie Nicks.... Viel Rock gepaart mit etwas Blues und Singer/Songwriter-Einflüssen. Das klingt richtig gut und man merkt, dass sie etwas von Musik versteht. Nicht umsonst hat sie sich schon früher in den Americana Charts (AMA) in den U.S.A. platzieren können. Ingo Andruschkewitsch FOLKWORLD, Germany Rich Americana Sound! "Abwechslungsreicher Americana-Sound." COUNTRY STARTPAGE, Netherlands largest music directory "Great music from Germany!" On the Recommended List! LE CRI DU COYOTE, France Jamais très loin du blues, façon Joni Mitchell ou Ricky Lee Jones, So Why ? est un CD attachant qui recèle une petite pépite : la chanson n°3, Silently. Un album normal devrait bientôt voir le jour. October-November 2010 MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS NETWORK, U.S.A. Press Release CHICAGO MUSIC GUIDE, U.S.A. 2006 Interview RHYTHM & BOOZE, United Kingdom With its eclectic mix of country blues laced 'chunes' with hints of jazz, rock and folk, it's a well constructed work ....There's a lot of thought gone into 'My Kind Of Heartbreak'; impressive writing is showcased by very professionally handled instrumentation and attention to detail. 'My Kind Of Heartbreak' sits snugly between genres, has a vaguely retro feel but manages to sound fresh and wholesome....the genre shake-up thing gives 'My Kind Of Heartbreak' by Anouschka a wider audience base to aim her subtly ballsy music at." Toxic Pete, Rhythm & Booze, U.K. MUSIKLIVET, Sweden "Eclectic and very good Americana...The music is eclectic. Jazz, country, rock and blues are mixed in an extremely competent manner. To be able to do happy, uptempo country one minute and shift into a sad blues reveals great musicality. Even the cover of the album is eclectic and can best be described as big selling female country artist in the mainstream meets animator Per Åhlin meets cut-out letters in different fonts á la punk.Cool and different! She's taken some hard knocks in life but that has made herwiser. Faith in romance and love she still has, this good girl gone wild!" M.Hillbom, Musiklivet, 06/28/2006 AUDIOGALAXY, U.S.A. 2000 “Cha Cha Charlie: “The intro of speaking to the guy (in the kitchen?) sets it up with humor...Good rhythm, swings...” Audiogalaxy Internet Reviews 2000 SONGWRITER REVIEW EXTRAVAGANZA, U.S.A. "Suzie swings her hips with flair.”, “Four a.m. she's reeling home with leather laced with gin.”, “Doused in stale sex and Channel No. 4.” There are a number of subtle hints at sensuality and sexuality in this work. Anouschka's breathy-rich voice only adds to the sensation. “Cha Cha Charlie” leaps off the CD with charming style!” (AP) 06/1998 BOSTON PHOENIX, Boston, U.S.A. “This self-released debut conjures up some smoky nightclub lounge where the lights are dim enough to make everyone look pretty good, the tourch songs are witty and sad, and the singer sounds as if she'd lived through those hard times and good times herself. Anouschka is a local Berklee grad who's puttogether an impressive collection of tunes here in a retro, jazzy pop style reminiscent of Rickie Lee Jones or Phoebe Snow. Her affecting songs exert a seductive charm,leaving a vivid impression of their cast of searching characters: barflies with the cocaine blues, slumming covergirls, lost runaways, lovelorn 12-step diehards. “This is a story about Charlie-Charlie's a guy I used to know,” Anouschka murmurs casually to introduce a lilting tale about a wise guywhose luck has finally run out. “Four am she's reeling home in leather laced with gin,” she sings in the lovely “Call Daphne”, her knowing voice altogether sympathetic to the lot of another partygoer unsteadily towing the thin line between fun and the inevitable hangover.” Ivan Krelikamp, 04/03/1998 Live Reviews, Stockholm, Sweden “Musiken väcker en frihetslängtan, sena sommarnätter, bilsemester, övergivna motell i natten. Anouschka lyser på ett väldigt osvenskt sätt vilket säkerligen får andra än mig att drömma. Det är uppenbart att Anouschka har en stor musikalisk talang och känsla för musiken hon spelar som inte minst visar sig i hennes egen skrivna material. Jag slutar aldrig att förvånas av musikernas lyhördhet för publiken som närmast ger en improvistorisk karaktär på spelningen....” Rebecca Haridi, 7/22/2005 MUSIC CONNECTION, Los Angeles, U.S.A. “an accomplished guitar player who uses chromatic chord changes, subtle underscoring, and lots of surprising dynamics that homogenize her airy compositions.......Anouschka is a strong vocalist, but a surprisingly fine, subtle acoustic guitarist....in a year or so, Anouschka could be an AC favorite.” Chad Goodell, 02/13/2000 |