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ALAMO DEFENDER

by mushkat

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1.
Pure Evil 03:28
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2.
Playing God 04:45
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3.
Back to Jordan 04:33
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4.
One Ear 04:31
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5.
The Low-sky Autumn Sun 01:02
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6.
The Colours of Ernesto 03:58
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It's Good to be in Love 03:22
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Dead in my Tracks 03:14
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9.
Corner Talk 03:13
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10.
Take the Clouds 02:52
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11.
Island Made of Stone 03:34
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"These are songs carved into the bedrock of human emotion and historical impulse. Drawing on far-reaching experience and myriad adventures the world over – from the storied halls of RMC to the highest peaks and rooftops of urban South Korea and most remote rural ghettos of Bolivia – Travis delivers an anthology of perspectives seldom found in one volume. It’s a grand canyon of self-sacrifice. A connection between the natural and the spiritual worlds. A collection of bones and buttons, splinters and threads. An acoustic ecology. An aural anthropology. It’s everything but an apology." - Kevin Payan

Praise for "Alamo Defender" -
By Mike Landry (The Coast, Jan 2010):
Why isn't Mushkat more talked about? Even in our tiny pond, overrun with schools of singer-songwriters, Bill Travis stands out. With a Ben Lee-like voice, Travis effortlessly moves from traditional singer-songwriter pop to perfect bossa nova, smoky cool jazz and quiet folk. The lyrics tend toward didactic, with environmental themes that can be a bit much. But the lessons are worth taking for gritty and saucy tracks like "It's Good to Be in Love." More than just the Alamo, with his latest, Travis defends his place among Halifax's top singer-songwriters.

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released November 25, 2009

Recorded by Ronok Sarkar & Bill Travis.
Mixed by Ronok Sarkar, Bill Travis & Andrew Long.
Mastered by Andrew Long & Bill Travis.
All songs copyright 2009 by Bill Travis, except 7 (M. Peterson)
and 9 (N. Adilman).

Cover design by Karla Hatt.

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mushkat Halifax, Nova Scotia

Mushkat is William (Bill) Travis from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He sings his indie folk songs in a voice that's been compared to Paul Simon and Ben Lee, often with the support of Chris Brown (drums), Mark Merrimen (bass), and sometimes Theo MacIntosh (guitar, piano). He has shared stages with Erin Costelo, Al Tuck, Christina Martin, Bend The River, The Mahones, and many more. ... more

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