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Online release November 3, 2010
Poetry in Motion
Bomba de Tiempo
Hand Over Hand
Caracas 52
Come On Over Whitey
Cairo
Nightcrawling
Plains of Abraham
Helicopter
Copyright © 2010-2011 Max Carmichael
Written, performed, recorded, mixed and mastered by Max Carmichael, ASCAP, 2009-2010. All instruments played by Max.
Album art, photography and design also by Max.
Dedicated to Mother Joan Green and Father Vern Ludington
Special thanks to old friend Mark Norris for the inspiration of the rap on Hand Over Hand. Special thanks to brilliant collaborators Mark Twohy, Gary Tanner, Robert "Scott" Rankin and Jon Spayde for their contributions to the sessions which inspired the last three instrumental compositions. See individual song pages for details.
Thanks to Jay Howlett for much generous advice and information and for the acoustic guitar used on Come On Over Whitey. Thanks to Barbara Patton and Claire Dishman for reviewing cover designs. Thanks to former bandmates Betsy Ayers, Sophie Barnes, Michael Corbett, Jane De Cuir, Mike Elias, John Guffin, Mark Norris, Wendell Rand, Robert "Scott" Rankin, Katie Rauh, Jon Spayde, Gary Tanner and Mark Twohy for their support of Max's music and musical projects.
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Soulful and hard-driving
#11 on NBT Music Radio's Top Albums of 2011.
"One of the best I have heard in a very long time"
"The lyrics, the melody, the rhythm...just absolutely sends my spirits soaring"
"I've only listened to Take Me Up a few times now, once at home and a few times while driving the back roads of the Mojave Desert. With each listening I'm struck by the emerging depth of the lyrics and instrumentals. No two songs are the same but they flow nicely in the order presented. This album resonates with the honesty of a Lou Reed ("Come On Over Whitey") with the wit and irony of a Camper Van Beethoven ("Nightcrawler", "Helicopter"). But what stands out about Max Carmichael's tracks, especially the instrumentals, is a soulful mood that resembles one of my favorite bands, Calexico. Take Me Up is edgy while still easy on the ears. It takes one through the heart of the western lands and complex western cultures, taking occasional u-turns into the mindful confessions of an artist who has walked down both the beaten and unbeaten paths."
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