Tom Rowan
"Aoi Cho / Blue Butterfly" CD
single
self-released
Genre: pop, hip-hop
June 2008 |
Many artists will waste their efforts on a full
album, spreading their talent around and thus increasing the risk of
filler songs making the cut. Tom Rowan, however, has a
different philosophy, and has instead focused all of his attention on
one song. Hence we get the "Aoi Cho / Blue Butterfly" single, which is
two versions of one song, although the differences between them are
negligible - even their durations are identical. We start off with a
sample of Japanese women talking and then move straight into Spanish
Santana-style guitars and hip-hop vocals - the combination is
distinctly reminiscent of Scapegoat Wax. The comparison is
nailed in deeper by the
unintentionally goofy rapping by El Greco. Overall, this is a
decent bit of songwriting and production, though the tacky cover art
and derivative nature of the song's "sound" take away from the
experience.
tom rowan's
myspace
62%
Fun Fact: This
record's CD Baby profile is a goldmine of awful promotional blabber. A
particularly hearty mouthful reads: "A melodic soulful and heart felt
style that eases the challenges that the heart endures"
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 2 tracks, 10min,
distributed by
CD Baby,
released 2007] |