Matt Weitz, THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS RELIGION SECTION,
Saturday, April 17, 2004
Ode to Joan of Arc. Life of 15th-century saint inspired Dallas musician Chris Snidow.
ORDERING 'DAUGHTER OF GOD'
Price in the USA: $17.75 including shipping and handling. Add $3.50 outside the USA.
To order, send a check or money order to:
Chris Snidow / Cowrind Studios
9320 Biscayne Blvd.
Dallas, Texas 75218
Orders will be filled based on date order.
For questions, contact Chris / Cowrind Studios at:
cowrind@sbcglobal.net
or
Tel: 214-327-4579
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'DAUGHTER OF GOD' CD REVIEWS
Bill Binkelman,
WIND and WIRE,
http://www.windandwrie.com
Hi Chris,
…Thanks for sending this great album to me, which I enjoyed listening to while evaluating it for review. You are that rare artist, one who is committed to his soul and to his art. For that, you have my respect and admiration… Review Follows:
I certainly enjoyed this album…The music is a further refinement of Snidow’s most recent effort, the excellent and overlooked Number Our Days. Snidow is one of those artists who, album after album, hones his skills to a finer degree every time. Here, he takes the level of musicianship, composition, and engineering to a still higher level than before, blending his keyboards (whether overtly electronic or orchestral instrumentation in savored and appreciated simply for the music (by the way, Snidow is occasionally assisted by another keyboardist, Clark Rice, on several songs as well as Rice co-authoring some pieces)…Snidow has obviously poured his heart and soul into every minute of 'Daughter of God'. It shows. Production is near meticulous and the recording is both ambitious and accomplished…I do admire Chris Snidow’s obvious devotion to his faith and his desire to paint this musical portrait of France’s patron saint. Purely as a piece of music, I can certainly recommend it to those who enjoy well-done electronic keyboard music that is structured (as opposed to ambient in nature), accessible, dramatic, and conveys a variety of moods. If you are a devout Catholic, I would imagine the rewards of the CD are intensified appropriately.
Jerry Kranitz, AURAL INNOVATIONS, April 2004
'Daughter of God', self released 2004. Multi-instrumentalist Chris Snidow has been playing music since the late 1960’s, having been based through the years in Texas, California, Holland, France and northern Africa. He has played various styles of music and has been in bands that have opened for the likes of Ike and Tina Turner, Sonny & Cher, The Mothers of Invention, Chuck Berry and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. 'Daughter of God', Joan of Arc is Snidow’s third CD…Snidow does an outstanding job of bringing the story of the remarkable woman to life with music that is spiritually uplifting, including powerful melodies that often reach peaks of full symphonic majesty. Snidow also injects elements of ambient space into the mix which gives things a nice cosmic kick…Snidow is such an accomplished musical storyteller that while the music certainly stands on its own merits, following the narration made for a much fuller immersion in the story and conjured up vivid images of the unfolding events. An impressive effort and one that can be enjoyed with eyes closed under the headphones for more actively following the story.
electro-music.com,
May 11, 2004
Chris Snidow
'Daughter of God', Joan of Arc
This is a significant musical work. We’re proud to offer it here on electro-music.com. This CD is packaged in a shrink-wrapped full-sized 'jewel case' with an attractive and informative 14-panel booklet.
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