The wage is the slave

From: Herizons | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

FEW'LL IGNITE SOUND, 2001

Ember Swift's latest release is a live disc recorded during a relentless tour schedule. The packaging is excellent and innovative, with the CD jacket turned into an envelope complete with postage markings. These sorts of touches set artists, who are not on major labels, apart from the hordes of independent acts looking for attention. To do that, Swift also spends a lot of time both on the road and running her label, Few'll Ignite Sound, with bandmate Lyndell Montgomery.

The sound on the recording is good and the between-song banter left on the tracks charming. A ...

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