'What the eye does not see, the heart does not grieve over' is an English saying. It means that you can't be sad about something you don't know. Maybe you could explain it also like this: you won't miss a good band if you haven't hear them. Why should I worry about bands and musicians I don't know? Well, I'm always looking for good music and this doesn't have to be from known bands. Rather not. And I want to share to beautiful music I find. I wouldn't have slept one minute less if I never heard the music of Camphor, but I'm very glad I did.Camphor was founded by songwriter, soundtrack-composer and producer Max Avery Lichtenstein. In 2006 he decided that I wanted to make music without being bound to a movie and he started writing songs. He asked several friends from bands like Timesbold (of which Max is also a member), Mercury Rev, Beirut and Hopewell and together they finished the songs. The band Camphor consists of Max and Gretta Cohn, D. James Goodwin, Ryan Smith and Kevin Thaxton. Their debut album "Drawn to Dust" has been finished for almost a year now and it has been released by Friendly Fire Recordings a few weeks ago. On some moments the very atmospheric music of Camphor reminds me of Beck, Sufjan Stevens, Calexico, Beirut and Nick Cave, but the enchanting voice of Max makes it very recognisable.
>mp3: The Sweetest Tooth
>mp3: Confidences Shattered