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Goldmine
The first full length album of mine, the first of many, I might add, is called Goldmine. It displays various influences, but the stories contained within it are mine. They are from my life. They are my losses, but they are not unique to me. These songs were written between 2006 and 2008, but they are the results of a life spent rootlessly wandering, that culminated in a coming home of sorts in 2005. Goldmine, the opening track is a haunting waltz time tribute to an early childhood memory and the promise that the future always holds. There are straight out love songs, from the bluegrass feel of Annie, to the Gillian Welch inspired fingerpicking of Blackbird. The Grave Of Margaritis sprang from a Sunday afternoon spent in a local graveyard shortly after the death of my father, and Mary, the closing 12/8 is dedicated to one that got away. This is a slow burning album, a meditation of sorts, melacholy but not sad. Where there is life there is hope. Goldmine is available for sale on this fine website, immediately, as a digital download, or you can wait a few days, checking your mailbox in anticipation, until the real thing arrives. Music like this, chock full of acoustically recorded instruments played by real people, recorded in an old house on the side of a mountain in Northern New South Wales should be played in the least compressed format possible, and preferably on a decent stereo. Tuned up. Breathing. Not squashed down to a tiny suffocated mp3 file played on 'in ear' headphones. So do yourself a favour, buy the CD, endure the wait. Unwrap your new purchase, grab yourself a cold beer, hot cup of tea, cigarette, your loved one, whatever you need to hang onto for 51 minutes, and press play.- Shop: odax
- Price: 30.94 EUR excl. shipping
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Passport to Paradise
The region of Auvergne in Central France is best known for it's volcanoes, it's delicious cheese and it's miserable wine. Puy de Dôme, Saint Nectaire and headaches in the morning are traditional features of the region. Another notable landmark, Sac à Pulses, a New Orleans style jazz band from Clermont-Ferrand, the capital of Auvergne, has been praised as one of France's finest jazz bands. Sac à Pulses serves up jazz instrumentals and vocals in a cocktail of styles: 2- & 4-beat swing, Charleston, beguine, blues, boogie-woogie, Cajun and modern New Orleans parade rhythms are all on their rhythmic buffet. Dancers and concert goers, seasoned jazz fans and casual listeners, the young and the not-so-young are all equally satisfied. Although Sac à Pulses' instrumentation somewhat mimics the late Sidney Bechet's Parisian bands, their influences don't stop there. Sac à Pulses has plucked tunes from the legendary repertoires of Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, and the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, among many others. Furthermore, Sac à Pulses has written French lyrics to many of the classic jazz standards, consequently presenting a new twist to familiar melodies. Sac à Pulses also plays popular French songs by the likes of George Brassens, Jacques Brel and Edith Piaf. Studying the recordings from the classic jazz era and more contemporary flavors of jazz shape the sound of Sac à Pulses. Still, academics never interfere with the spontaneity nor the creativity of the group. Each musician freely expresses his own personality. The Musicians Christian Vaudecranne - Soprano Saxophone and Vocals, Pierre Guicquéro - Trombone and Vocals, Marc Verne - Washboard and Drums, Gary Kiser - Tuba and Vocals, Pierre 'Jules' Verne - Alto guitar. The name Sac à Pulses literally means sack of pulses or rhythm bag. This is a play on words in French. The French use the same expression for an old dog as in English, flea bag or sac à puce. Considering the words pulses and puce are pronounced similarly, the name Sac à Pulses on our bass drum solicits many smiles from our French audiences. Sac à Pulses is equally comfortable playing acoustically or with amplification and has ample experience with all types of affairs: dance halls, concerts halls, theatres, jazz festivals, jazz clubs, restaurants, bars, hotels, embassies, weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, parades, carnivals, fairs, etc. Sac à Pulses' recordings: Passport to Paradise (2001), C'est Pas Ma Faute (1999), Les Pulses (1995), Them There Eyes (1993)- Shop: odax
- Price: 29.51 EUR excl. shipping
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Nova Noel
About Nova Noël For almost ten years, Camerata Nova has staged unique holiday concerts in some of Winnipeg's greatest and most acoustically interesting buildings. These standing-room-only performances have become one of the highlights of the Winnipeg music season. The aim of this recording is to recreate the magic that happens every year during these concerts. Nova Noël is a unique blend of traditional early carols and contemporary arrangements which incorporate non-traditional instruments. This offering respects the line and beauty of the original melodies while reawakening our enjoyment of seasonal vocal music.- Shop: odax
- Price: 20.97 EUR excl. shipping
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