Get Down by The Transmissionary Six

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Acoustic | Americana

12 tracks | 44 minutes

Released Aug 2006
on FILMguerrero

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Editorial review

The Transmissionary Six's third album starts out with the quiet acoustic guitar-led "Black Tin Rocket," with Terri Moeller's vocals sounding like a regret-laden ghost visiting a past sorrow. It may seem strange to think of that being uplifting, but the beauty of the band lies in how it uses a seemingly conventional approach to cut right to the heart -- whether it's in how the chorus shifts to a subtly urgent command to "fire it off!" or how Paul Austin's keyboards provide a gentle bridge, there's a sense of drama here comparable to Lee Hazlewood or Nick Cave at his moodiest. With that as the compelling start, Get Down finds the band moving beyond the Walkabouts associations that understandably saddle Transmissionary Six. Moeller's no clone of Carla Torgerson even while being just as entrancing a singer, and though there are certainly many similar influences, hearing such moments as the calm breakdown into a reversed guitar solo on "Flake" shows how the band has its own take. As the album finds its generally easy pace, what's most impressive is how without actually being a concept album it has the feeling of a piece -- subtle movements between songs, Moeller almost as storyteller as much as singer on songs like "Down for the Count" and "Packakools," a sometimes striking grasp of Biblical and supernatural imagery. When the group ups the volume level the results are thrilling -- Moeller's brawling drumming and the combination of R&B moves and lounge vibes on the instrumental "Johnny & Waldo" feels like a spike of adrenaline. On the opposite tip, "Novanna" might be the secret heart of the album, a gently pretty acoustic guitar part forming the bedrock of a passionate Moeller performance, portraying emotional depths among the workers and attendees of a carnival even as the arrangements turn the song into a subtle, powerful anthem. ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide

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A few reviews of "Get Down":

"The Transmissionary Six's Terri Moeller plays harmonica, drums and percussion, but her voice is what gives this album its indelible print. Like the Cowboy Junkies' Margo Timmons and Wild Colonials' Angela McCluskey, her alto has a languid, lullaby-like quality. Moeller and writing partner Paul Austin enmesh those vocals with airy vibes, Mellotron burbles, sweet pedal steel slides and a warm cello, creating an alluring, Morcheeba-like veil of sonic beauty. But they don't let it shroud the troubled urban landscape they traverse, - such as the troubled Witness Protection Program participant who reveals, in "My New Name": "I could be safe again... but I keep forgetting my new name." The name may be missing, but the seduction is complete. - ROLLING STONE

"Moody? Hell yeah. With a catch in her throat, Moeller's husky singing imparts the dramatic edge - and requisite gravity - that anchors the stark lyrics and spacious arrangements of their new CD.