English contemporary chanson
Instead, Nine Times Two is a singer-songwriter-based acoustic/keyboard set with obvious folk elements. Some of it is a little too arts-workshop for comfort [...] but other songs are to treasure [...]. 'It's Then You Know' by Des de Moor is an elegant, almost classical parlour piece. Well-crafted and very English -- in the best way.
-- Joel Iver, Record Collector, June 2002.
You'd expect the wonderful Barb Jungr in any such collection, and her two contributions are expectedly scintillating and decidedly classy, as are those of leading cabaret-chansonnier Des De Moor, although I still find his work more of an acquired taste. [...]Worth having for the high proportion of real good stuff.
-- David Kidman, NetRhythms
'Quirky and accomplished' appears to be the theme that unites the nine solo artists on this collection, with each contributing two songs. 'Grown-Up Songs For Grown-Up People' proclaims the sleeve -- so don't expect any easy hooks or danceable beats.
A cute and sensible, but in the end over-disparate collection of what the liner (loosely) describes as "grown-up songs for grown-up people". The problem with this set can also be viewed as a selling-point - basically, that I can't imagine any one listener (even those with widest sensibilities and/or tolerance) is likely to connect completely with every one of the nine artists represented on this album, they're simply too diverse. The "usual suspects" put in an appearance, naturally [...]
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