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CMJ Journal Live Review
NEW MUSIC SEMINAR
New York City, June 17-20
The Cakekitchen outside CBGBs
This year´s NMS hosted a wealth of overseas talent and
Homestead´s excellant showcase on Wednesday at CBGB`s
was no exception. New Zealand´s "Cakekitchen" made it´s
New York City debut, enrapturing a crowd that´s always
convinced it´s seen it all. At the heart of the Cakekitchen
lies Graeme Jefferies´ profound voice and the limitless
energy of his guitar. Jefferies´voice is unnervingly deep,
and live it radiates the warm and fullness suggested by the
bands two albums. His stage manor pays tribute to his
roots - there´s a Bowie-esque melodrama to his sideways
glances, his slight figure clothed in black and his delicate,
almost feminine features. Jeffereis´ a longtime Xpressway
music maker, has delved deep into the nooks and crannies
of his guitar. Songs from "Time Flowing Backwards",
"World of Sand" and even a few new ones made for a rich
set.
-Lydia Anderson
Chicago Tribune
NEW MUSIC SEMINAR
CBGB June 17-20
By Greg Kot
Rock Music Critic
The seminar´s finest band was the Cakekitchen.
Here´s a combo with a fully evolved sound and a
strong batch of original songs, built around
Graeme Jefferies´baritone vocals and serrating
guitar. The veteran trio is typical of the New
Zealand music scene, where bands are allowed
to mature and develop in obscurity, free from
the media attention that surronds and eventually
swallows the slightest of newcomers in America
and England.
In a year in which Nirvana has given garage bands
everywhere hope of instant record-company cash,
the Cakekitchen offers perhaps the truest alternative
to the madness: great music.
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