KCRW: Sounds Eclectic Too

Performer: Various Artists
Engineer: Greg Thompson; Ray Guarna; Mark Luecke; Mario Diaz; Jamie Candiloro; Bob Carlson
Producer: Nic Harcourt; Nic Harcourt (Compilation)
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: All the recordings on SOUNDS ECLECTIC TOO were recorded live on the daily music program Morning Becomes Eclectic on 89.9 KCRW in Santa Monica, California. Personnel: Julieta Venegas (vocals, guitar, accordion, piano); Tom McRae (vocals, guitar, piano); James Walsh Gypsy Band, Nicolas Godin (vocals, guitar); Chris Martin , Nick Cave, Norah Jones (vocals, piano); Davey Ray Moor, Jean-Beno�t Dunckel (vocals, keyboards); Dido, Liam McKahey, Jason Faulkner, Michael Stipe, Shelby Lynne, Sia Furler (vocals); Peter Buck (guitar, mandolin); Adam Levy , Dedi Madden, Joe Gore (guitar); Joe Peet, Warren Ellis (violin); Nacho Mastretta (accordion, clarinet, keyboards); Sam Hardaker, Barry Westhead, Chad Cox, James Rotundi, Eddie Stevens, Henry Binns (keyboards); Ben Byrne, Crispin Taylor, Joey Waronker, Jim White, Brian Reitzell, Charley Drayton (drums); Alex Alexander (percussion); Marissa Muhammad, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters, Yvonne John Lewis (background vocals). DJ: Pete Miser. Recording information: Recorded at Museum of Television and Radio, Los Angeles (03/25/2001-06/08/2001); Studio de la Seine, Paris, France (03/25/2001-06/08/2001). The second compilation of previously unreleased live performances from Morning Becomes Eclectic host Nic Harcourt's vast collection, KCRW: Sounds Eclectic Too features intimate versions of songs by many big-name artists, oftentimes when they weren't quite big names yet, recorded between March and June 2001. Dido (who sings a track from an album that came out in 1999, but didn't really do much in the States until 2001, with her appearance on Eminem's "Stan"), Norah Jones (whose debut, Come Away with Me, was released in 2002), Mexican singer Julieta Venegas, and Coldplay's Chris Martin all contribute soft, haunting songs, while R.E.M. and French electronica duo Air add their own practiced touch. Many of the artists included on the compilation are British, as Harcourt has a penchant for his countrymen, but all the songs fit together well, making for a consistently enjoyable listen. ~ Marisa Brown

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