Circle
of Sparks is
a collection of original songs that resonate deeply, all expressed
with Eda’s elegant and evocative songwriting
and vocals. With roots in alternative country, swamp rock, torch
songs, and traditional world groove, Circle of Sparks bridges
multiple genres and takes the listener on a numinous and sensual
journey…ending with a sublime cover of 'The River' by Ugandan
exile Geoffrey Oryema. Eda’s sultry voice tugs at the heart
and sings the listener into a world of textured story-scapes and
soulful melodies.
Circle
of Sparks was co-produced and mixed by master of the
boards Simon Tassano, well known for his long-time work with British
folk/rock legend Richard Thompson.
The Imagination Club is made up of frequent collaborator, multi-instrumentalist
and didjeridu master Stephen Kent, Brent Stewart on guitar, Ed
McClary on drums, and Chris Kee on Bass. Guests include Manose
(Deva Premal) on bansuri flute, David Philips (Tom Waits, Nora
Jones, etc etc..) on pedal steel guitar, Mark McGee (Gregg Allman)
on guitar, and Jane Selkye (Me Jane) on vocals, among others.
1. Ghost Eye
(Maxym, Selkye) 5:15
2. Helicopter (Maxym) 4:49
3. One Summer (Maxym) 6:52
4. Here (Maxym, Kent) 4:41
5. So Many Lights (Maxym, Kent, Valsamis) 6:32
6. Mind and the Fire (Maxym, Kent, Valsamis, Anthony) 4:16
7. Trouble (Maxym) 5:19
8. Everything (Maxym) 4:22
9. The River (Oryema) 6:35
Eda Maxym- Vocals
Stephen Kent- didgeridoo, guitars, percussion, cello-sintir (5), bass (6)
Brent Stewart - guitars
Ed McClary – drums
Chris Kee – bass
With Special Guests
Jane Selkye - vocals (1,7,9) guitar (8)
John Loose - electronic ambience (1, 2, 3) tabla (5)
David Phillips - pedal steel guitar (9)
Michael Hays – guitar (2)
Manose - bansuri flute (9)
Peter Valsamis - drums, keyboard (5)
Mark McGee – guitar (4, 7)
Steve Gibson – guitar (4, 7)
Shea Comfort – kaval (5)
Tina ‘bean’ Blaine – udu (9)
Simon Tassano - keyboard (1), sequencing (3)
"On her first solo effort, Eda Maxym performs the equivalent
of musical alchemy in the creative expanses of Imagination
Club. Maxym’s powerful voice (both literal and
figurative) has grown and matured greatly over the years; from tribal
chant, adding primal urgency to the shamanic excursions of Trance
Mission, to the lush folk lullabies she sang for the Beasts
Of Paradise. Now, with a stellar group of musicians and
collaborators supporting her in a myriad of idioms (funk, folk,
blues, world and rock) she puts it altogether. Her re-working of
the Beatles, “I’ve Got A Feeling”
is erotic, scary, slightly debauched and fully charged. She gets
inside the tune so deeply that she morphs it from the inside out
to become something completely fresh, vital and new.
A mature, sophisticated and deeply engaging musical journey, Maxym
is a siren that sometimes sweetly, sometimes sadly, but always seductively
beckons the listener to join her as a full-fledged member of Imagination
Club."
- emusic.com
2011 - Eda Maxym
- Circle of Sparks /Family Tree
2007 - Eda Maxym - Imagination Club /Family Tree
2003 - Simon Tassano - Tropic of Texas /Rumiville Music 2002 - Stephen Kent - Oil and Water /Family Tree 2002 - Trance Mission - Here /Family Tree 2001 - Sylvia Nakkach - Ah /Relaxation 2001 - Miguel Frasconi - Song and Distance /New Albion
1999 - Trance Mission - A Day Out of Time /City of Tribes
1997 - Stephen Kent - Family Tree /City of Tribes
1996 - Various Artists - Event Horizon Tao /City of Tribes
1996 - Trance Mission - Head Light /City of Tribes
1995 - Beasts of Paradise - Gathered on the Edge /City of Tribes
1995 - Various Artists - Event Horizon Psi /City of Tribes
1995 - Beasts of Paradise - Nobody Knew the Time /City of Tribes
1994 - Trance Mission - Meanwhile /City of Tribes
1994 - Various Artists - Event Horizon /City of Tribes
1993 - Trance Mission - Trance Mission /City of Tribes
