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Hong Kong Stingray "a little broken isn't bad" EP

by Chet Delcampo /aka/ Hong Kong Stingray

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Elephant and a dove 02:45
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Horseman with a lantern 02:40
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Something comes along 03:41
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You were born 03:07
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Water flows 02:47
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Her smile 03:58
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a little broken isn't bad -Press Release:

If you hop into a Hong Kong Stingray, where do you go? My ride took me to the picturesque canyon between jagged angularity and smooth supercool. Singer/writer/producer/guitarist Chet Delcampo sings like a beatnik while oddly shaped pieces of pop music zing by on beds of spring reverb. I might've seen Allen Ginsberg scooting up and down M.C. Escher's staircases. I liked it. Delcampo wastes no time whilst sending us melodic missives. He aims, shoots, hits his mark and moves on. Intro: boom. Verse: blam. Chorus: are we there already? Duck. Done. Sorry, jam band fan--we can't let you wait for the drugs to kick in. This is clear-eyed, laser sensitive romantic pop music. Three of the six tracks on A Little Broken Isn't Bad hit their fade-outs before the three-minute warning. Best to pay attention, for the rewards are great. Elephant And A Dove paints a mental picture, doesn't it? Whether I understand HKS's specific intentions on this tune matters not to me. I'm just along for the ride and it feels good. Guitars aren't strummed, they're manipulated by a laughing lab coat artist. Vocals are sweet and filled with melancholic urban goodness. If I were forced to drop names and peel back decades I'd compare the feelings I get when listening to HKS to journeys taken with Elliot Smith, Television, early dB's and Velvet Underground. Pretty cool company. Hop in and hold on.

Parthenon Huxley


What a strange pop web Chet Delcampo continues to weave. The veteran indie rock tunesmith has quite a checkered past. I won't reveal details - however his official bio, as displayed on www.chetdelcampo.com, reads like a Sundance Channel screenplay (I recommend Ewan McGregor for the lead role). Under the banner of Hong Kong Stingray, Mr. Delcampo waxes intimate (barely singing above a whisper) on this enchanting and somewhat nocturnal six track mini-album. "Horseman With A Lantern" is the stuff of Elvis Costello by way of an all-too-common descending chord pattern beefed up with twisted romantic word-play that's further abetted by the vocals of his female foil (Ann Marie Ruljancich). The mid-tempo woe-is-me waltz "Something Comes Along" will stoke fans of the quiet Velvet Underground album, especially when the viola kicks in. The thumping back beat and hushed urgency of "Water Flows" and "Year You Were Born" evokes the great Marc Bolan in his most diabolical of moods. A Little Broken… is your perfect pop fix for the new year.
--Tom Semioli -Amplifier Magazine

credits

released October 30, 2010

Written Produced & Recorded at
HKS studios by Decampo

Mastered by Matthew Gray

Design - Bill Todd
(cover photo – Delcampo)

C. Partecipari music (BMI)
P. & C. 2010
K-9 Audio Recordings

www.hongkongstingray.com


Cast of Characters:

Ann marie ruljancich / Viola & Vocals: 2, 3, 4, 6
BIll fergusson / Mandolin: Tracks 2, 5
Chet delcampo / Vocals, Guitars: 1-6 Keys: 1-6
Erik schmidt / Drums: Tracks 1-4, 6
Jared styles / Bass: Track 1
Heyward howkins / Guitars, Vocals: 1
Kimbal brown / Horn: Tracks 2, 5
Krista yutzy-burkey / Vocals: 5
Mark monteith / Bass: 2, 3, 4
Mark schreiber / Drums: 5
Ramon monras-sender / Guitars: Keys: 3, 4
Rosie macnanara / Violins: 5
Steve demarest / Bass: 5
Steve yutzy-burkey / Vocals: 5

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