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"Revue Noir, which features the amazingly unmatched Germanic voice of vocalist Nicki Jaine, who contributes her own track on this compilation, and Sam Rosenthal of Black Tape For a Blue Girl, [contributes the second track to the disc] "Sometimes, Sunshine." Nicki Jaine offers her, "Pretty Faces," an acoustic piece that frames her amazingly deep and natural, Nico-like voice, and whose stunning beauty adds to the mystique of her persona."
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MusicTAP
December 2005
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"[Nicki Jaine's] sound reminisces the 40s cabaret style when solo vocalists, often female, took the spotlight and entranced an entire audience."
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MergeDigital.com
July 2005
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Nicki Jaine interview with Sonitus Nocits
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SonitusNoctis.com
July 2005
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"...similar to Marlene Dietrich in the mid to late 1930s...scary, smart, sexy, Goth and just damn good."
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Hardrock Haven
July 2005
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"dark cabaret with less sex and more emotion for bourgeoisie sophisticates"
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SickAmongthePure
June 2005
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"Nicki undoubtedly proves that she is one of the finest and most unique voices in music today."
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Musical Discoveries
May 2005
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"After touring this past fall as a member of black tape for a blue girl, Nicki Jaine and black tape founder Sam Rosenthal are working on a new collaboration. The new band has a dark cabaret sound and is sure to intrigue current fans of black tape and Nicki Jaine."
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Mazur Public Relations Newsletter
January 2005
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"A positively eclectic mix of old world cabaret style torch songs...utterly individual and highly recommended ..."
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Grave Concerns E-zine
February 2005
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"So why might you give this CD a chance? Probably because you harbor a secret desire for dark cabaret music of another time..."
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LouisvilleMusic.Com
January 2005
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"With a clear shushy voice reminiscent of Lotte Lenya and her dancing piano styling, Jaine takes on a mix of sweeping acoustic art song, tender Tin Pan Alley ballads and hard, slow German cabaret with ease..."
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Philadelphia City Paper
January 2005
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"...deep, percise & bittersweet..."
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"Nicki Jaine is a rapidly rising star in the Gothic night sky, and little wonder. Her unique velvety, sultry vocals cast a hypnotic spell..."
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Gothic Beauty Magazine
January 2005