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01. Baikonour - Lick Lokoum
02. Notes - It's A Good Thing
03. Gavouna - Three
04. The Memory Band - Catch As Catch Can
05. Pedro - Folded Arms
06. No Talent Kid - Mrs H
07. The Earlies - Bring It Back Again
08. Topo Gigio - Lezard
09. Psapp - Difficult Key
10. Audiowhore - It's Good But It's Not Right
11. Minotaur Shock - Big Light
12. NoOS - Softer, Dream, Safe
13. Lucky Pierre - Fan-Dance
14. Micah P Hinson - The Cranes
ARTIST
TITLE
Tracks For Horses
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
MELO 020CD MELO 020CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
1/26/2004

"The Melodic label began in 1999 with the release of the Pedro EP and Tracks For Horses is the 20th release. The last compilation A Room Full Of Tuneful met high critical acclaim (see above quote) and was, like Horses, a platform for the label roster. Which means tracks from Baikonour, Gavouna, Lucky Pierre, Pedro, Minotaur Shock, Psapp and Topo Gigio but also the inclusion of some of Melodic's favourite, as yet un-released tracks from demos and friends etc. What's different this time around from the folktonica-fest of the last compilation is a larger spread of diversity. Notes' 'It's A Good Thing' is quirky old skool hip hop from Texas. The Memory Band provide a 70s jazzlfolk hit in 'Catch As Catch Can' taken from their most recent 'T' single on the Hungry Hill label. Audiowhore's track is a classic in waiting; a paen to possibly the greatest (or worst) game show of all time. No Talent Kid provides some too authentic-to-be-true Rick James / Prince-influenced P-Funk. There's still what has become a loose Melodic convention of trademark instrumental music with bags of melody. Opening the album is the prog opus that is Baikonour's 'Lick Lokoum' written when asked by Louis Vuitton Japan to provide music influenced by the Bay of Persia. Erm'? Yeah, that's what we thought. But beautiful, big and overblown ambience -- it just had to be the opener. Gavouna provides full-on live strings and the kind of instrumental music we all dream of being able to make. Pedro's first new track since his album makes us think of what a Japanese version of the Neptunes might sound like. The Earlies have their debut album released next year (at last) and we reckon Lambchop meets Minotaur Shock meets Mercury Rev -- 'Bing It Back Again' is the title track from their latest EP. Psapp provide their trademark quirky arid wistful pop-driven electronica. Topo Gigio breaks a musical silence with the shimmering 'Lezard. Minotaur Shock delivers (we reckon) something like a sexed-up version of the theme from Country File (as he would). Finland's Noos deliver a gentle ambient instrumental that Boards Of Canada would be proud of. Lucky Pierre previews a new track from his 2nd album to be released next year. The closing track comes from Micah Paul Hinson soon to be released on the Sketchbook label and currently collaborating with Gavouna."