A Reminder To - Bermuda Triangle Service - The New Mazzy Star.

"Just call her Wig. For years now, Cynthia Wigginton has been making music for many great artists, from Richard Buckner to the Mekons. Now, it is only fair and proper that she unveil her considerable talent, not only as a player, but also as a songwriter, in her very own musical vehicle, the Bermuda Triangle Service. High Swan Dive, their first full length, is a well-thought out and consistent work of art, never losing sight of balance and its own slow moving brand of space-country ambience.

Lodged somewhere between the early Mazzy Star records and the incredible sounds of Paula Frazer and Tarnation, Wig and the Bermuda Triangle Service deliver song after song of fuzzed out slide guitars, thick bass, and morphine-drip drum beats. Wig has recruited a few capable partners-in-crime, in the persons of Adam McCauley and Robert Malta. Then with the assistance of famed producer/engineer Karl Derfler (who worked with the likes of Roky Erikson, The Who, and The Talking Heads). Add to that the ubiquitous melodica, some judicious harmonica and the ever-mysterious screwdriver, and you have a recipe for some pretty spooky and affecting tunes.

These strange tunes work best when Wig's voice enters the mix. It is a sort of reserved and just a little more sung than spoken, but every song weaves a weird and wonderful story of textures and colors, from June bugs to Caine, swan dives to Indian princesses (even though that song is a delightful take on a Billy Childish tune). The tracks sometimes build into small smoldering things that eventually explode (like the tom-tom and slide guitar driven "Caine"), and other times they are content to languish in their molasses-slow assuredness. Either way, almost every track has something to offer a fan of music, from Calexico to the Willard Grant Conspiracy, to Lambchop.

Self released by the band itself, this is a true example of an independent artist. Go out and support good music and buy a copy of this CD. One listen and you can tell it was a labor of love... a strange, twisted kind of love, but love nonetheless." Review By Indei work shop ~ 2004

Listen To MP3's from the album ~ "High Swan Dive"


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