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Touch of Magic

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Download links and information about Touch of Magic by Grahame Smith. This album was released in 2006 and it belongs to Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist genres. It contains 10 tracks with total duration of 37:58 minutes.

Artist: Grahame Smith
Release date: 2006
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Tracks: 10
Duration: 37:58
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Tracks

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No. Title Length
1. Sudurnesjamenn 4:11
2. Hvers vegna varstu ekki kyrr 4:17
3. Sofdu unga astin min 3:38
4. Blitt og lett 3:23
5. Blau augun pin 2:26
6. Stolt siglir fleyid mitt 4:22
7. Jardarfarardagur 4:11
8. Hrafninn 4:32
9. Viltu med mer vaka i nott 3:48
10. Kontoristinn 3:10

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Touch of Magic was one the third in the stream of solo albums released in Iceland (of all places) by former String Driven Thing and Van Der Graaf Generator violinist Grahame Smith, following his late-'70s departure from the latter. Following on from the similarly-themed Arrival of Spring and Kalinka, Touch of Magic is an all-instrumental set, and a truly fascinating hybrid of fiddle-led jazz-rock, an utterly invigorating creation that occasionally conjures images of String Driven Thing (or, perhaps, Curved Air). It is far more likely, however, to simply pursue its own idiosyncratic path through some breathtakingly subtle melodies, with a few of them (the reggae-inflected "Hvers Vegna Varstu Ekki Kyrrr," for example) sounding so naggingly familiar that you find yourself desperately sorry that you never learned Icelandic, back when you had the chance.