The Ripple Effect: The Music Commentary Radio Show  

This thing we do here at The Ripple Effect can, at times, be a thankless job. Some of the reviewed bands just give us that casual nod like, ‘Yeah. We know.’ Other times, it can be quite fulfilling with gracious musicians returning every email or correspondence with the same fervor that we put into our reviews. Put yourself in our position for just a second and you’ll find yourself sifting through bargain bins of CD’s that are randomly chucked into place. Or, wading through a virtual sea of shifting discs as the ever so patient postal worker drops the packages on your desk. Or, even surfing from one cyber social network to another and getting so lost that you have no idea where you initially started. Most of the time, the music just doesn’t warrant any response. But other times . . . well, those are the reasons we do this. Those surprising nuggets of music that no one but a select few know about. Those unheralded musicians, those lost classics.

Gumshen are just the latest group to catch our ears and make us take notice. Hailing from the alternative music Mecca of Seattle, these guys have put together a five song E.P. (Stew) that has me acting like someone has just opened a bag of potato chips in arms reach of me. I keep reaching for more. I can’t help it. It’s so tasty. So what I need right now! If you could see me now, my eyes are a bit buggy and I’m shaking a little.

more . . . http://ripplemusic.blogspot.com/2008/09/gumshen-stew.html