SETH HORAN: This Is The Session

Seth Horan

This Is The Session

© 2000 Seth Horan, BMI (634479016226)

CD IN STOCK. ORDER NOW. Will ship immediately.

SPECIAL: 10% discount if you buy more than one copy of it today!

(About MP3 downloads at CD Baby)

bass-driven funk/pop underneath witty lyrical hooks from former Vertical Horizon bassist!

tracks

1 Tarot
2 Words
3 What She Does
4 Semester Song
5 Medicine
6 Saturate
7 What You Don't Say

notes

It was 1998, and Buffalo-born bassist Seth Horan had just returned to his hometown after leaving the group he'd been playing with for the previous year.

Vertical Horizon, now one of RCA's buzz bands, was at the time a well known independent act, and Horan had toured and recorded with them on their RCA demo sessions, but personal chemistry and the songwriting-hierarchy of the band had become issues, and everybody felt it best that they part ways before any contract obligations were jeopardized.

Once relocated in Buffalo, Horan found himself with a slate of original material and no band to play it.

Armed only with his voice and his bass guitar, he explored the Buffalo acoustic scene, the stomping grounds of indie sensation Ani DiFranco and the artists who influenced the latest sounds from the Goo Goo Dolls.

He developed his own style of two handed bass guitar technique to accompany his singing, and everywhere he played, the jaws would drop and heads would - well, bop.

Horan played in a number of acts over the course of the next two years, stylistically diverse and each achieving regional success, but ultimately losing his interest, as the other musicians never seemed to share Horan's interest in the POP SONG.

One group crossed over into the jam-band scene, the other embraced the classic rock crowd.

Horan left both groups in frustration.

The answer came in winter of 1999 in the form of producer/guitarist Scott Fletcher.

An LA session musician, Fletcher had recently relocated to upstate New York to open a recording studio.

This artistic team worked together flawlessly, and the result is the debut independent release from Sethsbase.com: "This is the session." The seven songs on this EP showcase everything that sets Seth Horan apart from other pop songwriters.

His syncopated feel pervades these pop songs, making them instantly catchy, from the funk-meets-folk acoustic groove of "Tarot", to the over-the-top heavy pocket of "What You Don't Say", the material is strong all the way through, and is guaranteed to ensure Horan a speedy ride along the road to success.

His ex-bandmates may have "everything they want", but with the release of "This is the session", Seth Horan may just get what he's been wanting, too.

reviews

Please log in to review this album.

  • extremely talented artist
    author: Aaron Sturges-Melby

    It is a funky John Mayer, Dave Matthews sound. Very easy to listen to and quick to win you over. The lyrics are well written and even better performed. You should buy it and when it gets into your cd player it will not come out for quite a while!!!!!!!

  • Who cares what you call it--it's great!
    author: Syd

    Profound lyrics with a sense of humor, catchy melodies that are far more intricate than what first meets the ear, killer performances...Seth Horan is an artist of the first water, and what he ain't got musically ain't worth having! BUY THIS CD!

  • future star
    author: Ken

    The CD flows with wonderful music, i can listen to it 100 times over and not get tired of it. This is a must buy for anyone that likes something they can just groove with. By far the best CD i have ever brought.

  • A Splendid Sound from Seth
    author: Mike Burton

    This is the session is an outstanding work, combining Seth's phenominal bass skills with a strong vocal mixture. His music is himself, and can not be compared to any other. This CD takes the listener through many different moods while interpretations may fly, seth has the answer in the end... Perhaps, The adventure taken on the cd was just too short, can't wait to hear more...

  • Horan showcases new sound on CD
    author: Josh Shear; Chicopee Herald

    There is definitely a rock band feel to the album....[Seth's] funky, rough-edged voice becomes the focus of the music, and his bass playing supports the vocal line to a T. ...Album tracks like 'Tarot' and 'Medicine' become the stuff of which singer-songwriter performances should be made: style, eloquence, and songs that take over the musician's body and seem to play themselves.

  • author: Will York

    Radio-friendly alt pop songs place subtle emphasis on Horan's groove-centered bass playing. He's at home with acoustic folk-funk a la Dave Matthews Band, as well as more aggressive, distortion-driven material.

email

Please log in to email this artist.