CP002 ::: AVA LUNA - THE CHILD IN THE SKY (originally released in 2003)

CP002 ::: AVA LUNA - THE CHILD IN THE SKY (originally released in 2003)

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To understand The Child In The Sky, all you need to do is check out that tracklist.  Six songs break the six minute mark and there are 18 total tracks, including a remix!  Looks like a Kanye album or something...but it's not.  The Child In The Sky is the solo handiwork work of a young Carlos Hernandez, who's currently dominating Brooklyn's burgeoning "east-of-Williamsburg-hipsterish-semi-legal-we-won't-card-if-you-don't-tell warehouse/basement/loft" in a far different, newer incarnation of Ava Luna.  They rock now but there's a purity to this album that I love.  From what I understand, a 17 year old classical-pianist Carlos decided to record a rock song ("Co-Operation/Suspense") and the rest of the album grew out of these first attempts.  Nobody was ever supposed to hear this music; it's an artist making art for his own sake.  And yet, I think some people will like it.  Some will probably hate it.  If you like Mogwai, Sigur Ros, Procol Harum, or the first King Crimson album, you'll probably like this.  If you like Dan Deacon, Garth Brooks, or Dave Matthews (ever seen these three in a list together), you probably won't.  In fact, if you like Garth Brooks, please get off of this site.  Now.

REVIEWS:

"the child in the sky is like SO bad" - Carlos Hernandez, 2008. 

If that doesn't tell you enough, then I don't know what will.  Enjoy.  And donate.