Cynics might roll their eyes at the album's title -- there is nothing at all edgy about this duo's buffed-to-a-high-gloss music -- but The New Edge is actually one of Acoustic Alchemy's most entertaining releases.
There's a playfulness to these tunes, like the puckish electronic drums on the flamenco-tinged and downright catchy "Notting Hill Two-Step" and the tongue-in-cheek boulevardier pretensions of the closing "Rive Gauche," that suggests a pair of sharp wits behind the well-packaged sheen of this music.
The songs are a consistently memorable lot this time out, with a much higher than usual ratio of interesting melodies to snoozy new age mush, and the production, for once, is not so Velveeta-smooth that the record actually becomes hard to listen to.
Indeed, songs like the genuinely lovely "Arc-En-Ciel" and "London Skyline" are among the duo's best ever.
If you're only going to get one Acoustic Alchemy album, this is the one to get.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oceans ApartNick Webb | Acoustic Alchemy | Play | 05:39 | 12 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | The Notting Hill Two-Step | Acoustic Alchemy | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | Slow Ride Home | Acoustic Alchemy | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Cool as a RuleGreg Carmichael, Nick Webb | Acoustic Alchemy | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Santa Câfé | Acoustic Alchemy | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | London Skyline | Acoustic Alchemy | Play | 06:06 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 7 | The Liaison | Acoustic Alchemy | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Until Always | Acoustic Alchemy | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Rive Gauche | Acoustic Alchemy | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 10 | Arc En Ciel | Acoustic Alchemy | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 11 | Act Of Innocence | Acoustic Alchemy | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 48 mins | 110 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 264 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alba Acebedo | Illustrations |
| 2 | Alba Acevedo | Design |
| 3 | Acoustic Alchemy | Primary Artist |
| 4 | John Anderson | Cor Anglais, Horn (English), Oboe |
| 5 | Levine Andrade | Viola, Violin |
| 6 | Mario Argandona | Drums, Handclapping, Percussion, Vocals |
| 7 | Sam Baccho | Percussion |
| 8 | Andy Baltimore | Creative Director |
| 9 | Patrick Bettison | Guitar (Bass) |
| 10 | Andrew Brown | Viola |
| 11 | Rainer Bruninghaus | Keyboards |
| 12 | Greg Carmichael | Composer, Executive Producer, Guitar, Guitar (Nylon String), Guitar (Steel), Producer |
| 13 | Caroline Dale | Cello |
| 14 | Caroline Dearnley | Cello |
| 15 | The Dingo Brothers | Guitar (Rhythm) |
| 16 | Terry Disley | Accordion, Keyboards, Photography |
| 17 | Joseph Doughney | Post Production |
| 18 | Jerry Douglas | Dobro |
| 19 | Diane Dragonette | Assistant Coordinator, Producer |
| 20 | Sharon Franklin | Assistant Director |
| 21 | Klaus Genuit | Engineer, Mixing |
| 22 | Garfield Jackson | Viola |
| 23 | Derrick James | Saxophone |
| 24 | Scott Johnson | Design, Graphic Design |
| 25 | Steve Jones | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 26 | Steve Jones | Engineer, Producer |
| 27 | Glen Keiles | Programming |
| 28 | Glen Kelles | Producer |
| 29 | Michael Landy | Post Production |
| 30 | Chris Laurence | Double Bass |
| 31 | Randy LeRoy | Sequencing |
| 32 | Sara Loewenthal | Double Bass |
| 33 | Pauline Lowbury | Violin |
| 34 | Rita Manning | Violin |
| 35 | Jim McCleod | Violin |
| 36 | Sonny Mediana | Production Director |
| 37 | Craig Oddy | Cover Design, Photography |
| 38 | Barrington Pheloung | Arranger, Conductor, Orchestra, Orchestration, String Arrangements |
| 39 | Anthony Pleeth | Cello |
| 40 | Tony Pleeth | Cello |
| 41 | Gunnar Plumer | Double Bass |
| 42 | Michael Pollard | Producer |
| 43 | Dave Pomeroy | Guitar (Bass) |
| 44 | Denny Purcell | Mastering |
| 45 | Maciej Rakowski | Violin |
| 46 | Jackie Salway | Design, Graphic Design |
| 47 | Dan Serrano | Design, Graphic Design |
| 48 | Dave Sinko | Engineer |
| 49 | Cathy Thompson | Violin |
| 50 | Konstantin Toinaov | Violin |
| 51 | Dan Tomlinson | Drums |
| 52 | Nick Webb | Composer, Executive Producer, Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Nylon String), Guitar (Steel), Liner Notes, Producer, Sitar |
| 53 | Adam Zelinka | Post Production |
Acoustic Alchemy
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |