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YOUNG
The Dire Wolf (Emily Kohlert)
Indie
7-out-of-10

This is a disk which I've been meaning to review for weeks, but somehow it got lost on my desk.

That might have something to do with reviewing the first recording effort by Emily Kohlert makes me feel old.

The young lady, who hails from Yorkton, was not even born when I first arrived here as a journalist, and through the years I have been lucky enough to catch glimpses of this young lady becoming a musician capable of carrying off a CD, albeit a five-song effort. You will be left wishing there was more.

I have seen Emily perform at school events, and warm up for a few acts at 5th Ave Cup & Saucer. For a long time I kept asking when she was going to record.

I can say I glad she finally did. The girl is a solid writer when a first CD is factored into the equation, she can play the keys, and she sings well.

Of course that music is in her blood should come as no surprise considering she is the daughter of Ken Kohlert, a very fine musician in his own right, and also the co-producer and engineer on this disk, as well as adding bass on Home City.

Now Emily is one of those multi-talented artists, with a particular penchant for the camera, but given the results here, it is to be hoped she maintains her musical interest too. There is obvious talent here on songs such as Cigarette and An Afternoon Walk, and it would be interesting to see where she goes musically as she matures.

Check Emily out via Facebook.

- CALVIN DANIELS

The STRANGE CASE OF
Mark Ceaser
Indie
8.5-out-of-10

Mark Ceaser, one of the talented young musicians to have their roots in Yorkton has released a new disk, one he admitted is a very small run effort, which is a pity.

This is a disk you can tell Ceaser created with one person in mind -- himself, and that is often the best person to please in terms of music.

The music is certainly country-ish, in the same way of a performer like Gordon Lightfoot is country. In fact Help Hold Keep reminds a bit of some of Lightfoot's work.

There are folk elements, and the softest side of rock here too.

But it's not really the musical style which intrigues here. Instead Ceaser gives himself a high level of freedom of expression.

An example is the cut Unfortunate Enough to Know, a song which clocks in at just four-seconds shy of six-minutes. A commercial CD would shy away from that length of song, even though it is the best cut of the seven here.

Lyrically In the Stillness is excellent. It has a sort of mirage-like feel, as Ceaser paints a quirky picture on a song where is really brings his vocals to the forefront.

Midnight Contortionists is a bit more in a rock vein, with a sort of 'To Sir With Love'-era beat to it.

Jekyll and Hide, a 5:30 song is a moody piece and again shows Ceaser's strength as a songwriter.

A very nice effort, which is not going to be widely available, but search it out. You will be happy you did.

Check out http://www.markceaser.com

- CALVIN DANIELS



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