After the release of two albums, “The Painted Caravan” and “Tempus Fugitives”; “Final Reflections” is the third final album in the well-received Painted Caravan Trilogy. Like the two albums before it, it is full of colorful yarns returning to themes of love as in the tale of a man who falls in love with a woman in a painting, “Lessons of Love”, and “Nightwalker and Love Witch”; the story of a desperate love-hungry man under the spell of an enchantress. As was the case with the first two albums, Final Reflections has a dark side as well— such as the tale of an angry android in a dystopian world, “Artificial Man”, and the story of a man reluctantly rising from the dead in “Severely Blessed”.

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The Painted Caravan - Peter Ulrich Collaboration

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The Peter Ulrich Collaboration "The Painted Caravan"
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Music Samples:
 
In This or Other Skin
Pureland
The Secret Gardener
Dark Lover
Starship (Golden Eye)
Children of the Rain
Drug of War
Hanging Man
Fanfare for the Last Tribe
The Desert
Love's Skeleton
Tempest
 
CD description: Peter Ulrich, celebrated singer/songwriter/percussionist, has already achieved success as a member of iconic British band Dead Can Dance, the brilliantly innovative band that utilized African polyrhythm, Gaelic folk, Gregorian chants, Middle Eastern mantras and art-rock to spellbinding effect. Now he has formed The Peter Ulrich Collaboration, joining with a number of talented master musicians to release the new album “The Painted Caravan.” Embarking on his newest musical journey, Peter Ulrich helms this joint project which features a stellar cast of artists including among others Sara Wendt, David Steele, Jen Elliott and I.V. Webb. Originally a concept developed by Ulrich and Trebor Lloyd (CEO of City Canyons, LLC), principal contributors include Ulrich, Lloyd (producer and principal songwriter), Wendt (songwriter, lead and background vocals), Steele (lead and background vocals, guitar) and Anne Husick (principal songwriter, guitar). Rob Steen of UK’s national newspaper, “The Independent” has described The “Painted Caravan” in Music Week as "a smorgasbord of music past, present and future, and a bona fide contender. A collaboration to be cherished.” Online reviewer Simon Smith of Higher Plains Music says “Quite simply ‘The Painted Caravan’ is utterly phenomenal from start to finish. Peter Ulrich and his collaborators (mainly Trebor Lloyd, Sara Wendt, David Steele and Anne Husick) have pulled out all the stops, said goodbye to any conformity and became trailblazers and pioneers of musical art. Easily a contender for album of the year.”

 

 
For more information about Peter see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Ulrich.
 
Part # AISCD001
Barcode: 828073100126
 
CD Reviews:
 
RollingStone.com - 
 

The Peter Ulrich Collaboration: The Painted Caravan (AIS Records) An unexpectedly rich and song-filled showcase here from Peter Ulrich--whom you’d be excused for not knowing was the drummer of cult Aussie/UK band Dead Can Dance, since said group was not renowned for putting their picture on their album covers. There are a lot of players here, most relatively unsung, but as the “collaboration” of the band name implies, the sonics here are focused, decidedly non-Dead Can Dancelike, and more impressive than you might expect.

 
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beck-to-basics-20140226#ixzz3CXu3x7Yl 
 
All Music Guide -
 

Best known for his work as the percussionist for global-goth purveyors Dead Can Dance and This Mortal Coil, Peter Ulrich launched his own solo career in 1999 with the release of Pathways and Dawns. Much of that album was a collaboration with former bandmate Brendan Perry and followed a path very similar to Dead Can Dance's lush, dark worldbeat textures. Released in 2005, Enter the Mysterium was a bit less dense, but still combined dark, brooding dream pop with ancient medieval sounds for a resoundingly heavy feel. For his third solo effort, 2013's The Painted Caravan, Ulrich has enlisted a new group of musicians working under the project name the Peter Ulrich Collaboration. While his affections for dark, ancient music remain, his sound has expanded in a number of ways. From the Celtic folk opening ballad "In This or Other Skin" to the more straightforward rock of "The Secret Gardener," Ulrich's sound has opened up considerably, using a wider range of colors than before. The Painted Caravan sounds less like a studio project and more like a big, unruly band full of personality. In addition to his own lead vocals, the album features multiple female vocalists and a variety of instruments ranging from horns to electric guitars to bagpipes. Fans of Ulrich's earlier work won't be disappointed, but this colorful and enjoyable record is a bold step forward for the artist.

 
Modern Drummer - 
 
Peter Ulrich is concerned with the song first on The Painted Caravan (City Canyons/AIS), a grand mix of folk and world music, though each track boasts an interesting array of percussion, including djembe, Turkish cymbals, and temple blocks, which sets the music apart from your typical bare-bones acoustic coffeehouse fare. Guest vocalists dominate throughout, and there’s a ton going on, though it never feels cluttered. The sparse percussion parts on the Irish sea shanty “Hanging Man” and the Baroque “Fanfare for the Lost Tribe” are just enough. And dig the trashy cymbal overdubs and cool swells on “Tempest.”
 
Popdose - 
 
This very interesting album is credited to The Peter Ulrich Collaboration, instigated and led by the original percussionist for Dead Can Dance.  Here, Mr. Ulrich is multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, aided and abetted by a sizeable cast of musicians and singers.  The two main vocalists for The Painted Caravan, the debut release from this ensemble, are David Steele and Sara Wendt, although there are leads taken by Mr. Ulrich and Jen Elliott).  It’s a mixed bag of traditional English/Irish folk, some very American sounding (think:  R.E.M. at their best) hooks and melodies – a broad piece of work.
 
The album’s opening cut, “In This Or Other Skin”, you can hear how much of an ensemble this is – a rich collaboration of musicians deliver a dramatic rootsy, folk-feel with some very nice vocals; “Dark Lover” (which is sung by Ms. Elliott) reminded me of the earliest works of The Incredible String Band.  “The Secret Gardener”, sung by Mr. Ulrich, reminded me of R.E.M. (as stated before) but with neatly-eerie twists.  “Hanging Man”, sung by Ms. Wendt, has the traditional Irish feel, especially with its melodic structure and use of tin whistle.  “The Desert” is a quasi-psychedelic piece – in the vein of “Mind Gardens”; “Love’s Skeleton” (sung by Mr. Steele) is a warm, almost-Middle Eastern feeling track with some great guitar figures weaving in amongst the song’s acoustic body.
 
Overall, a riveting and intriguing album.  The Painted Caravan is an apt title; a band of musical diversity and influences.
 

Online reviewer Simon Smith of Higher Plains Music -

 

“Quite simply ‘The Painted Caravan’ is utterly phenomenal from start to finish. Peter Ulrich and his collaborators (mainly Trebor Lloyd, Sara Wendt, David Steele and Anne Husick) have pulled out all the stops, said goodbye to any conformity and became trailblazers and pioneers of musical art. Easily a contender for album of the year.” 

 
Rob Steen of UK’s national newspaper - 

 

“The Independent” has described The Painted Caravan in Music Week as "a smorgasbord of music past, present and future, and a bona fide contender. A collaboration to be cherished,” 

 

Rock-n-Reel - 

 

Top UK music magazine R2, has given the album a four star rating.  

http://www.rock-n-reel.co.uk/index.cfm