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Gurf Morlix | Toad Of Titicaca

CD, Catamount/Munich

Tekst: Maurice Dielemans

Publicatiedatum: 04 februari 2001

With Gurf Morlix' head floating among some reeds in a dark pond, the cover art of Gurf Morlix' late solo debut album 'Toad of Titicaca' could have been a nice addition to your collection of the ugliest album covers ever created.
However, the eleven well-crafted songs on 'Toad of Titicaca' make you almost forget about this really terrible cover art. Well, this might be his solo debut for the Catamount label, but Gurf Morlix ain't a stranger in the world of country and roots-rock. And it's a small world after all, because Gurf Morlix did some work as a producer, vocalist, and guitarist for Lucinda Williams (the woman behind the critically acclaimed classic album 'Car Wheels on a Gravel Road'). He also worked with Buddy Miller (who is doing the backing vocals for the first track 'Wild Thing'), Dave Alvin, and worked as a producer for Robert Earl Keen, Slaid Cleaves, and Robert Earl Keen. So this might give you an idea what Gurf's album sounds like.
Surely, he is a good songwriter with timeless qualities, but the production of this album is also nearly perfect that it's almost scary. Even while these songs with their rootsy charm are plain simple, you can hear that there is something going on underneath. It's simply a beautiful album without pushing any boundaries or doing something completely different. Yes, it's true that this has all been done before, but who really cares if Gurf Morlix is doing it again and it is this good?

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