Posts tagged cello

Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr – Gravity


When I think of gravity, I would think of ‘heavy’ and ‘serious’ in the two most used senses of the word but from now on, we can add the new excellent album by Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr!

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Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics – Barbican (Live Review)

The best night’s in many a year at the

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Robert Mitchell’s Panacea – The Cusp

The new album by ’s Panacea, The Cusp finds the band in expanded and exceptional form; on the cusp of a classic!

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Special Benny – Toys

Not one of the five members of the band are called Benny which is encouraging as post indie folktronic sound so much better than their impulse name choice.

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Kora, Cello, Chamber Music – Vincent Segal

Late at night in Salif Keita’s studio in a cellist and a player recorded their jams. (cellist) tells us what lay behind his collaboration with Ballaké Sissoko

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Boohgaloo Zoo – Boohgaloo Zoo

Can you think Arthur Russell, Chromeo, and George Clinton all at the same time? Me neither but Boohgaloo Zoo’s debut album comes fairly close to it; give it some P- boys.

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Broadcast 2000 – Broadcast 2000

Been a bit slow on this one since Carlos Ni?±o recommended it in late last year but on the basis of the first track you could see why the Spaceways guru would be attracted to this one.

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Breakestra – Dusk Till Dawn

You will know that Breakestra is the L.A. band “orchestra” that have been blowing up for over 10 years and their latest release is their debut album for the fantastic label Strut; and these guys will up from Dusk Till Dawn.

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ErsatzMusika – Songs Unrecantable

The second album from Berlin’s Russian ?©migr?©s takes us further into a dark and atmospheric world where post-Communist languor meets arch bohemian East German cabaret.

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Broadway Project – One Divided Soul

You may recall the last Broadway Project’s album was In Finite on Grant Central Records. That was in 2005, so it’s about time Dan Berridge (who is the Broadway Project) released a new album on the eagerly awaiting public.

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John Shannon – American Mystic

A debut album inspired by a solo journey into the desert wilderness some years ago, John Shannon is the American Mystic modern singer, songwriter, virtuoso acoustic guitarist you’ve been waiting for.

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Cornelia – Engine

When you think of Swedish golden girls, Carolina Kl?ºft is the most likely to spring to mind but if you’re after female vocals, Cornelia is your girl.

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Mor Karbasi – The Beauty and the Sea

MySpace does the business again as -based Israeli singer Mor Karbasi blossoms from internet rumour to new and exciting prospect in one highly-accomplished step

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Natalia Clavier – Nectar

Born and raised in Argentina, Natalia Clavier lived and breathed all sorts of music from an early age and she’s developed into a woman with a voice that sounds like Nectar itself

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Pete Philly & Perquisite – Mystery Repeats

There’s more than one way to broaden the boundaries of from the meaningless booty shakin’ vids on cable TV and the duo known as Pete Philly & Perquisite are on a mission to bring the “analog sound back in times of plastic”

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