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I can't speak for anyone else, but I very much dug the original Mannheim Steamroller album. It was fresh and different. But they, pretty soon, settled into a little pocket and too much of their later work sounded, to me, like everything else they'd done. I never got the feeling they were trying anything new. That's just me, of course, but its my honest feeling. They got to sounding too orchestral without the edge that first album had.
So Running Vertical's 3 song EP, "The Unofficial Holiday EP" took me back to that first Mannheim Steamroller record. It's pure Electronica that restores that edge.
Running Vertical is Amren Murray of Lincoln, Nebraska. "The Unofficial Holiday EP" is three tracks of solid seasonal sentiment that you can dance to. "Canon In D" may appeal to the Ambient Crowd. "Good King Wenceslas", a tribute to Mannheim Steamroller in its way, has a bit of that Kraftwerk "Autobahn" feel to it. And "The Halls" was my favorite. It's borderline EDM (a lot of which I can't stand), but the melody beneath the beat is gorgeous and it actually goes somewhere...like a horse drawn sleigh racing across snow covered hills. It would work nicely on the dance floor (mentally, I segued into JLo's "Waiting For Tonight"), but it's an enjoyable listen even if you aren't dancing.
I'm not sure why anyone would release a Christmas record in March, but its name-your-price, so you can stash it away for later, if you like. You'll find "The Unofficial Holiday EP" at Bandcamp.
So Running Vertical's 3 song EP, "The Unofficial Holiday EP" took me back to that first Mannheim Steamroller record. It's pure Electronica that restores that edge.
Running Vertical is Amren Murray of Lincoln, Nebraska. "The Unofficial Holiday EP" is three tracks of solid seasonal sentiment that you can dance to. "Canon In D" may appeal to the Ambient Crowd. "Good King Wenceslas", a tribute to Mannheim Steamroller in its way, has a bit of that Kraftwerk "Autobahn" feel to it. And "The Halls" was my favorite. It's borderline EDM (a lot of which I can't stand), but the melody beneath the beat is gorgeous and it actually goes somewhere...like a horse drawn sleigh racing across snow covered hills. It would work nicely on the dance floor (mentally, I segued into JLo's "Waiting For Tonight"), but it's an enjoyable listen even if you aren't dancing.
I'm not sure why anyone would release a Christmas record in March, but its name-your-price, so you can stash it away for later, if you like. You'll find "The Unofficial Holiday EP" at Bandcamp.
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