reviews
GENEVIEVE WALKER:
HOME SONGS
2022
C.G. Production, engineering, arranging, bass, beats,
ambient textures, and whistling.
Mastered by Taras Petryk
This is the second album Chris has produced for Walker.
Genevieve's lush compositions feature her violin, viola, piano, and vocals.
Rafe Pearlman, known for his haunting work on the soundtracks of Marvel's The Punisher, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, and
God of War: Ascension adds otherworldly vocals to Constellations and Moons
Juillard graduate Noah Hoffeld (Krishna Das, Brad Mehldau, Natalie Merchant) band adds beautiful cello to the album.
Chris Seligman (Broken Social Scene, Emily Hanes) plays french horn.
Nina Rao from Krishna Das's group plays kartals
Grammy winning bansuri flute player Steve Gorn (Paul Simon, Jack Dejohnette) adds his graceful touch.
Constellations
(featuring Rafe Pearlman)
"Music is the ultimate expression of emotions; the projection of the feelings of Genevieve comes through in the music beautifully. Rafe Pearlman complements her violin, viola, piano, vocals, and Noah Hoffeld on cello, Chris Seligman on French horn, Steve Gorn on Bansuri flute, Nina Rao on vocals kartals, and the producer of the album, Chris Gartner on bass, complete the significant backing throughout.
The sound and production values are solid and clean. The tracks are divergent but hold the same qualities and crisp production as you progress through each offering to the end with “Shadows,” which has many intersections of change and sound. It is a beautiful way to close out the recording. It leaves you wondering what could be coming next for this artist as it is very exploratory, and I enjoyed that aspect.
Home Songs portray the gifts of life for one family through the eyes of a wife and mother. Someday her children will be grown and come to appreciate the beauty their mother created in their honor. I know I could not have related to this music and its meaning unless I was a father myself. For those of you who are not parents yet, it will give you something to think about; for those who never will be, an appreciation of what they may have missed comes to mind or newfound respect for parenthood and the sweetness it brings so many of us."
Keith Hannaleck
