RockPaperScissors

RockPaperScissors is a 2006 album by Canadian electronic musician Michael Brook.[2]

RockPaperScissors
Studio album by
Michael Brook
ReleasedJuly 2006
GenreElectronic Music
Length53:12
Labelbig Helium Entertainment/Canadian Rational/High Wire Music
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

"When not recording in his Lavanderia studio located in the Hollywood Hills, Michael and his co-producer, multi-instrumentalist and arranger Rich Evans (of Peter Gabriel's band) traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria on behalf of this ambitious project, where they recorded local orchestral and choral ensembles. Into this mix, Brook introduced several vocalist/songwriters such as his former 4AD label mate Lisa Germano, Shira Myrow and Paul Buchanan from the Blue Nile".

Reception

YouTube music critic Darren Lock gave a generally positive review of the album, giving it a score of 3.5/5, however he noted that the album might've been too long with the addition of the two "Pasadena" tracks.[3]

Track listing
  1. "Strange Procession" – 4:56
  2. "Want" featuring Lisa Germano – 3:53
  3. "Doges" – 3:55
  4. "Darker Room" featuring Sir Richard Burton – 6:05
  5. "Rock Paper Scissors" featuring Paul Buchanan – 3:54
  6. "Tangerine" – 3:05
  7. "Light Star" – 4:56
  8. "Pond" featuring Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – 4:18
  9. "Silverized" – 3:52
  10. "Pasadena, Part 1" featuring Ben Christophers – 3:14
  11. "Pasadena, Part 2" – 11:08

Musicians
  • Ramy Autoun: drums
  • Michael Brook: guitar, programming
  • Paul Buchanan: vocals
  • Bulgarian Studio Orchestra, Conductor in Bulgaria: Ognian Mitonov
  • Richard Evans: string arrangement
  • Shira Myrow: backing vocals
  • Quinn: percussion
  • Brett Simons: bass

Writing and production
  • Shira Myrow (Shira Myrow Music/ASCAP)
  • Michael Brook (Canadian Rational/ASCAP)
  • Produced by Michael Brook and Richard Evans
  • Executive Producer/A&R: Hugo Vereker
  • Recorded by Richard Evans, Michael Brook and Craig Conard. Additional engineering by David Donaldson

References
  1. "RockPaperScissors - Michael Brook | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. Electronic Musician - Volume 24, 2008 - Page 34 "Producer, guitarist, and composer Michael Brook was looking for a follow-up to RockPaperScissors (Canadian Rational, 2006), a world music album that melded diverse elements like Bulgarian choirs, a Lebanese violinist, a rock rhythm ..."
  3. "- YouTube". YouTube.
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