ARTIST: Sparkwood
TITLE: Kaleidoscopism
LABEL: Colourfield
GENRE: Rock
TIME: 61:31 min
SIZE:  86,6 MB
RIP DATE: Jan-09-2008
RELEASE DATE: May-20-2007
WEBSITE: n/a

Track List:

01. Welcome                                    04:24
02. Ooh Sha La                                 02:58
03. Losing My Mind                             04:06
04. Bop Bop Song                               03:50
05. Bipolar Coworker                           03:45
06. Girl of The Month                          04:16
07. Farrokh                                    03:06
08. Give It Up                                 03:06
09. Now It's Time                              03:13
10. Waiting For You                            04:18
11. Glaze In My Eye                            03:51
12. Days Ago                                   05:59
13. Welcome ('04 Original Demo)                04:01
14. Bop Bop Song ('05 Home Recording)          03:57
15. Days Ago (Unreleased '96 Demo)             03:48
16. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy               02:53

Release Notes:

Sparkwood is one of a rare few bands that take the
Jellyfish power pop model to the next level. As
their last two album, the bands love of Jellyfish,
Queen, ELO and Beach Boys shine through each track
here. I would consider "Kaleidoscopism" the best
release yet. You know it's going to be special when
you hear vocalist Bart Padar's multitrack a capella
Beach Boys inspired intro "Welcome"- the rest of the
parts were arranged and performed by Joel Nesvadba
and Jonathan Nesvadba, Sparkwood's bass player. Thus
begins pure ear candy so sweet, the cavities may rot
your brain. Enough cannot be said about guitarist
Mark Doroba, who channels Brian May perfectly in
each tune. The bouncy and playful "Ooh Sha La" leads
to the Squeeze-meets-Queen "Losing my Mind." The
following tune, "Bop Bop Song" could be a children's
theme song, and my only problem here is that it
seems lyrics were not written for it and a lot of
"la la las" and "ba ba ba's" placed instead. Things
slow down a bit by the end of the album, but
everything here shines. Included is four bonus
tracks with demos and a perfectly good cover of
Queen's "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy." In some
songs the mixing is a bit uneven and I feel Bart's
vocals get lost on a few tracks. The harmonies are
really ingenious and catchy and that's what great
pop is all about. I could wax poetic on every track
this album has even more, but you get the idea. This
is a Japan only release right now, so the only place
you can get it is from the Sparkwood site. I'm sure
it will arrive in the US soon at the usual vendors.
For those who cannot wait: Tasukete!