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John Kruth // Eva Destruction CD | ||||||
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| Produced by Paul "Evil" Kneevers the disc features 10 Kruth originals (with four instrumentals) and a cast of legendary Wisconsin musicians including Brian Ritchie and Victor DeLorenzo of Violent Femmes, Dan Kubinski of Die Kreuzen, Sigmund Snopek III, Paul Kneevers, Mike Hoffman of Semi Twang and the Carnival Stippers, John Frankovic of Plasticland, Jason Loveall of the Danglers, Jeff Hamilton of the Probers, plus members of the legendary Milwaukee Creative Music Ensemble and cellist Melissa Barnard of the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Kruth's mandolin is the driving force behind this wild mix of psychedelic and old world music. Eva Destruction Kruth's 8th disc, also features the strange and wonderful cover art of surrealist J. Karl Bogartte. "Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist John Kruth comes through with a commendably smart, catchy and intriguing album. Starting out with the beautifully melodic opening song 'Eva Destruction,' hitting a lush peak with the gently lulling 'Ms. Chagall', going all out spacey with the wonderfully groovy 'Majestic Ganesh', taking the listener to total sonic coolsville with the divine instrumental 'Dinner Music for the Mob', and concluding things on an exquisitely haunting note with the lovely and stirring 'Night Train to the Ukraine', this album delivers one surprising delight after another. Kruth's smooth, soothing voice and sharp songwriting make for a potent double whammy. The gorgeously fluid, rich and heady melodies artfully blend a wealth of eclectic world music elements into a very tasty and complex synthesis. A real treat."--Joe Wawrzyniak, Jersey Beat "An engaging frontman playing everything from folked-up funk to blitzkrieg bluegrass"--The Isthmus "Madman of the mandolin!"--San Francisco Guardian "Kruth is Loudon Wainwright shoved into a blender with Allen Ginsberg and a mad scientist"--Folk Roots, UK "Kruth's humor is sly with an understanding of how to craft a first class lyric."--The Star Ledger, Newark, NJ "John Kruth's 'Eva Destruction' (what a great title) is a knotty, complex, challenging album with as wild a variety of sounds as I remember hearing in one place in ages...All sorts of instruments figure into the stew. Kruth plays assorted varieties of mandolin, tin whistle, flute, harmonica and Moroccan goat horn. There are guitars (frequently processed to sound quite wierd), bass and drums of course, plus sitar, trumpet, tenor sax, banjo, organ and electronic sound of Moog and theramin. 'Eva Destruction' is not for the faint of heart or the purist. This is very adventerous fare the likes of which few can imagine let alone execute. Me? I like it as thorny as it is here. Big fun."--Sing Out Summer 2007 issue "Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist John Kruth comes through with a commendably smart, catchy and intriguing album. Starting out with the beautifully melodic opening song "Eva Destruction," hitting a lush peak with the gently lulling "Ms. Chagall," going all out spacey with the wonderfully groovy "Majestic Ganesh," taking the listener to total sonic coolsville with the divine instrumental "Dinner Music for the Mob," and concluding things on an exquisitely haunting note with the lovely and stirring "Night Train to the Ukraine," this album delivers one surprising delight after another. Kruth's smooth, soothing voice and sharp songwriting make for a potent double whammy. The gorgeously fluid, rich and heady melodies artfully blend a wealth of eclectic world music elements into a very tasty and complex synthesis. A real treat."--Joe Wawrzyniak, Jersey Beat  | |||||||
