Netherlands magazine De Bassist just published a great account of Ana Patan’s new album, gracing all the work that went into, and all the amazing bass players on “Spice Gold and Tales Untold”! “The result is a delicious organic record with beautiful thoughtful lyrics, with fine guitar solos and parts, and we hear hints of […]
“Spice, Gold and Tales Untold” has gotten a warm welcome in Poland today, after prominent musicians magazine “Top Guitar” has featured a story of my way towards music and the making of this album. Signed by Maciek Warda, the article is featured both in Polish and in English, and it allows a look into the Bardo […]
“Ana is one of those ‘heart on their sleeve’ artists, her lyrics are personal, yet relatable, her sound is a little jazzy, a little funky. It contains elements of rock, even prog to some degree. Most of all it contains soul. You can just feel her smile, laughter and sometimes heartache filter through as Ana […]
Martin Hutchinson was obviously so impressed with “Spice, Gold and Tales Untold” that he put it on the radar… Progradar! He describes the album as a “collection of culturally diverse songs that transcends the current trend to try and pigeon hole musicians. Wearing her many influences proudly on her sleeve Ana Patan has just allowed the […]
Craig Ellis Bacon smashed yet again his own record of erudite apprehension of music in this formidable review of “Spice, Gold and Tales Untold” for Radio Eclectic! “Dedication to a deceptive simplicity imbued with richness of subtleties; revelry in wit, warmth, and joy; the centering of Patan’s beautiful voice—for these reasons and more that you […]
Harrie de Haas has taken “Spice, Gold and Tales Untold” to heart and has put down a touching account of his impressions for The Netherlands Ons Nieuws Music. “Ana plays the guitar and is doing all the vocals. On drums we hear Zoltan Csörsz and on bass three of world’s best; Jonas Hellberg, Jonathan Herrera […]
“This is a nice record, folks. Tracked to 2″ w/ the creamiest most sexiest vintage German hardware known to man. Check it out!” says Jonathan Herrera, one of the bass players on “Spice, Gold and Tales Untold”, who constitute the focus of this BASS MAGAZINE coverage on a record rich in bass talent! “The record […]
It’s wonderful to escape the limitations of tags, compartments and styles, and simply enjoy music for what it is, help it where it wants to go! That says much about Luca Piotto, the writer of this review for Metalhead.it who introduced “Spice, Gold and Tales Untold” to the mellow hearts of Italian metalheads. “Piuttosto molta […]
The Proglodytes published a very profound and sympathetic X-ray of Ana’s album, noting on its honesty and authenticity, its genre-defying content and varied emotional foundation. “Spice, Gold, and Tales Untold is an eclectic exploration of life and love, abounding with witty insights and philosophical musings. […] Her vocals are emotive and pure, and her guitar playing […]
“The album opens with jazzy guitar chords wafting in on an easterly wind. Electric bass and rimshot drumming add a gentle groove. We could be wandering through a Turkish bazaar. Almost immediately a voice breaks in. It is not the call of a merchant selling fruit to the locals or trashy trinkets to the tourists, […]
