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Welcome to the official website of chordaholic! |
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| About Chordaholic Chordaholic is the pseudonym of the San Francisco Bay Area musician/singer-songwriter Anoush Khazeni who records and produces his original classic-rock-influenced pop songs at his home studio and has been offering them online since the late 1990s. After a long break since the release of his first two internet-only indie albums ("Inside Out" in 1999 and "Can't Stop Wondering" in 2000) through mp3.com, his third and latest album "Somewhere Between Hope & Despair", released in December 2008, is a collection of his most recent recordings that feature well-crafted songs with catchy melodies and meaningful lyrics. There are 11 tracks on the album all produced using delicate production techniques with careful layering of vocals, strings, keyboards, horns, and rock instruments. Album Reviews The following quotes are taken from a review article about "Somewhere Between Hope & Despair" written by the award-winning journalist Robert M. Sutton as published on AllAboutJazz.com on April 16, 2009: "Chordaholic is not a band, but one man: singer/songwriter Anoush Khazeni. Nevertheless, the songs on "Somewhere Between Hope & Despair" have the weight of a group effort, as if Khazeni cloned himself to jam with each doppelganger." ""Like a Melody" is life-affirming soulful pop with a slightly funky backbeat. Khazeni's soft-spoken hooks are a refreshing alternative to the in-your-face bombast of many of today's young artists." ""A Reason and a Rhyme" and "Automatic" are imbued with dreamy tones. Khazeni uses his acoustic guitar to either create atmospheric textures ("A Reason and a Rhyme") or provide the driving rhythm, as on "Out of This World," which is fueled by some spellbinding riff action. This isn't some bland strumming job; there is creativity in Khazeni's selection of chords. "Footprints" begins slowly, but then suddenly bursts with energy, bathing listeners with a shower of warm and lovely vocal harmonies." To read the entire review article, please click here! Comments from listeners The following are snippets of feedback and comments from random listeners on the song "A Reason And A Rhyme" off the album "Somewhere Between Hope & Despair" as collected by the song review process at garageband.com "Art, Craft, Science & Magic, search for the middle ground if you will, it is not to be found here. Fantastic song, quietly meandering through its layerings as it progresses to an impressively restrained climax." - Listener from Hazelbrook, New South Wales, Australia "The electric guitar punctuations between lines in the second verse are executed very well. This is a very good song. The riot of melodic ideas at the end (2 distinct vocal lines and chiming guitar motif blend nicely together. Love the string coda-- especially the way it cuts off so abruptly. Very well done! A fine song!! This is a very refreshing example of great songwriting!" - Listener from Ft. Smith, Arkansas "Very catchy. Good hook. Sweetness. I'm lovin' the mood on this." - Listener from Rocky Mount, Virginia "The song has a nice laid back atmosphere. Sounds are bright and you can hear each instrument doing their work well. Nice use of strings there. The production is professional and there is a lot of space in the sound. Nice pop song." - Listener from Rock City, Finland "Nice little hook/call line after chorus on the electric guitar. Really great, smooth backing vocal track. The end has a nice build, becomes rich with other parts. Great way to end the track grabbing the listeners attention again. Sweet, mellow, well crafted tune." - Listener from New York "I like the guitar sound here. sounds like a warm breeze in hawaii. the vocal match it perfectly! class A tune!" - Listener from Greenfield, Tennessee "I love the acoustic guitar vibe in this song." - Listener from Seattle, Washington |