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the ill wind ensemble
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Ill Wind Ensemble creates a unique world of music with spontaneous improvisation, unusual instruments and an ambient but jazzy sound.
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Mar 17, 2006
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1. cool breeze
Since 1977, COOL BREEZE™ has been on the cutting edge of World Music, playing what they call "New Orleans Tropical", an inimitable potent blend of Caribbean, Latin, and African musics with a New Orleans sensibility and lyrics primarily in English. Three of the five founding members remain with the band today, and most of the 20 current members have been with the group since 1979 while the repertoire has blossomed to well over 100 original compositions.
As COOL BREEZE™ has matured, it has expanded to feature a classic male vocal quintet; a powerful and dynamic 6-piece horn section; and a lush 9-piece rhythm and percussion section. They conjure up infectious melodies, vivid lyrics marbled with the exceptionally well-turned phrase, and the type of wry observations about contemporary life present in only the best music in the world. Music that is the life's blood of society and culture, as well as serving as the bulletin board; the newspaper; the love letters; the foundation of ritual; and the relief from life's hardships.
As Tom Cheyney noted in The BEAT Magazine: "Few other globally influenced bands have blazed such a progressive path (as) tropical big-band COOL BREEZE™" ...
New Orleans Tropical; The first US CD by 20-piece World Music pioneers Cool Breeze.
As COOL BREEZE™ has matured, it has expanded to feature a classic male vocal quintet; a powerful and dynamic 6-piece horn section; and a lush 9-piece rhythm and percussion section. They conjure up infectious melodies, vivid lyrics marbled with the exceptionally well-turned phrase, and the type of wry observations about contemporary life present in only the best music in the world. Music that is the life's blood of society and culture, as well as serving as the bulletin board; the newspaper; the love letters; the foundation of ritual; and the relief from life's hardships.
As Tom Cheyney noted in The BEAT Magazine: "Few other globally influenced bands have blazed such a progressive path (as) tropical big-band COOL BREEZE™" ...
New Orleans Tropical; The first US CD by 20-piece World Music pioneers Cool Breeze.
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2. govinda
Recording artist Govinda weaves hypnotic violin and guitar melodies over layers of vocal chants, trance rhythms and deep grooves, resulting in a unique blend of modern psychedelia.
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Hop onto The Baghdaddies magic carpet for an amazing musical trip traversing many corners of the earth. The Baghdaddies have been astounding audiences throughout Europe for many years with their anarchic melange of traditional European and world musical styles of all eras, throwing them together to form an infectious unique brand of music that never fails to have audiences jumping around in a frenzy !!
The Baghdaddies play an infectious, eclectic mish-mash of musical merriment, an ideal accompaniment to dancing, drinking, partying and shopping. The band formed in 1996 and since then have released four albums on CD. The band have toured and gigged extensively throughout the UK and Europe - On stages far and wide, big and small, on the streets, in village halls, the music appeals to all….
The Baghdaddies' music is influenced by music from throughout the world - from the wedding and brass band and gypsy music of Eastern Europe, through reggae, ska, calypso, jazz and punk rock. The Baghdaddies always maintain a truly happy and seriously danceable side to their music ...
The Baghdaddies play an infectious, eclectic mish-mash of musical merriment, an ideal accompaniment to dancing, drinking, partying and shopping. The band formed in 1996 and since then have released four albums on CD. The band have toured and gigged extensively throughout the UK and Europe - On stages far and wide, big and small, on the streets, in village halls, the music appeals to all….
The Baghdaddies' music is influenced by music from throughout the world - from the wedding and brass band and gypsy music of Eastern Europe, through reggae, ska, calypso, jazz and punk rock. The Baghdaddies always maintain a truly happy and seriously danceable side to their music ...
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4. blue star
The Blue Star Story:
One evenig Elizabeth said: „What about recording some music that is exactly what we like, without thinking about if it can be sold“ That was way back in 1985, when Peter and Elizabeth started to create some music without vocals in their then still small studio.
Instrumental music with lots of guitars was way uncool in those days. But it felt right for the artists and set the course for their future work.
Nine CDs, more than 100 000 downloads and 700 produced tracks later, Blue Star are successful independent Artists with an own label.
„Hot Interaction of Mr. Guitar and Lady Hammond“, wrote a critic.
Stellar guitar, melodic like Santana / Peter Green plus a touch of U.S. - Soulblues a‘ la Larry Carlton meet groovy Hammond lines in the style of Jimmy McGriff but also Gegg Rolie (Ex Santana) Emotion and playfulness are the main ingredients. Live drums live peacefully beneath loops and samples.
Peters Les Paul, ES 335 und Gretsch White Falcon are the main guitars. Elizabeth plays a 1963 Hammond C3 with Leslie, Rhodes and Wurlitzer Pianos.
Atmosphere is the keyword that makes this music interesting for musicians and non musicians as well.
Listening to Blue Star for the first time, it takes a while until you notice that nobody is singing. The instruments tell their stories and nobody misses vocals.
The more quiet albums like Himalaya Suite (1997) and Blues (2003) are relaxed, almost meditative, but without the new age grease ...
Die Blue Star Story:
Eines abends sagte Elizabeth: „Lass uns doch einfach mal Musik für uns selbst machen, nur nach unserem Geschmack.“ Das war irgendwann Ende 1985, als Peter und Elizabeth in ihrem damals noch kleinen Studio begannen einen Track ohne Gesang aufzunehmen.
Instrumentale Musik mit viel Gitarre war damals das uncoolste was man produzieren konnte. Trotzdem fühlte es sich genau richtig an und deutete in die Richtung die Blue Star einschlagen würden.
Acht Alben, hunderttausende Downloads, 700 komponierte / produzierte Titel und unzählige Auftragskompositionen später zeigen Blue Star als erfolgreiche Independent Artists mit eigenem Label, dass es sich lohnt der eigenen Spur zu folgen.
„Hot Interaction of Mr. Guitar and Lady Hammond“, so beschreibt ein Kritiker die Musik von Blue Star. Peter Blue und Elizabeth Star spielen eine Musik, in der Vintage Sounds ohne Nostalgie zum Hörvergnügen werden.
Excellente Gitarrenparts, melodiös wie bei Santana / Peter Green mit einem Schuß trockenen U.S. - Soulblues a‘ la Larry Carlton treffen auf groovende Hammond Lines die an Jimmy McGriff aber auch Gegg Rolie erinnern. Emotionalität und Spielfreude finden einen Rahmen in professionellen, durchsichtigen Arrangements in denen Live Drums und Percussion ebenso Platz finden wie Loops und Samples.
Peters Les Paul, ES 335 und Gretsch White Falcon sind die meistgespielten Gitarren, während Elizabeth neben einer 1963er Hammond C3 mit Leslie auch Rhodes und Wurlitzer E- Pianos einsetzt.
Atmosphäre ist das Stichwort, das diese Musik nicht nur für Musiker sondern für ganz normale Hörer empfiehlt.
Wenn man Blue Star zum ersten mal hört, dauert es eine Weile bis man bemerkt, dass niemand singt. Man hat den Gesang nicht vermisst weil die Instrumente selbst Geschichten erzählen.
Auf den ruhigeren CDs wie Himalaya Suite (1997) und Zen Blues (2003) entwickeln Blue Star ihre eigene Art von entspannter, meditativer Musik und vermeiden es dabei elegant und mit Tiefgang, auch nur in die Nähe von Meditations – oder Entspannungsmusik zu geraten ...
One evenig Elizabeth said: „What about recording some music that is exactly what we like, without thinking about if it can be sold“ That was way back in 1985, when Peter and Elizabeth started to create some music without vocals in their then still small studio.
Instrumental music with lots of guitars was way uncool in those days. But it felt right for the artists and set the course for their future work.
Nine CDs, more than 100 000 downloads and 700 produced tracks later, Blue Star are successful independent Artists with an own label.
„Hot Interaction of Mr. Guitar and Lady Hammond“, wrote a critic.
Stellar guitar, melodic like Santana / Peter Green plus a touch of U.S. - Soulblues a‘ la Larry Carlton meet groovy Hammond lines in the style of Jimmy McGriff but also Gegg Rolie (Ex Santana) Emotion and playfulness are the main ingredients. Live drums live peacefully beneath loops and samples.
Peters Les Paul, ES 335 und Gretsch White Falcon are the main guitars. Elizabeth plays a 1963 Hammond C3 with Leslie, Rhodes and Wurlitzer Pianos.
Atmosphere is the keyword that makes this music interesting for musicians and non musicians as well.
Listening to Blue Star for the first time, it takes a while until you notice that nobody is singing. The instruments tell their stories and nobody misses vocals.
The more quiet albums like Himalaya Suite (1997) and Blues (2003) are relaxed, almost meditative, but without the new age grease ...
Die Blue Star Story:
Eines abends sagte Elizabeth: „Lass uns doch einfach mal Musik für uns selbst machen, nur nach unserem Geschmack.“ Das war irgendwann Ende 1985, als Peter und Elizabeth in ihrem damals noch kleinen Studio begannen einen Track ohne Gesang aufzunehmen.
Instrumentale Musik mit viel Gitarre war damals das uncoolste was man produzieren konnte. Trotzdem fühlte es sich genau richtig an und deutete in die Richtung die Blue Star einschlagen würden.
Acht Alben, hunderttausende Downloads, 700 komponierte / produzierte Titel und unzählige Auftragskompositionen später zeigen Blue Star als erfolgreiche Independent Artists mit eigenem Label, dass es sich lohnt der eigenen Spur zu folgen.
„Hot Interaction of Mr. Guitar and Lady Hammond“, so beschreibt ein Kritiker die Musik von Blue Star. Peter Blue und Elizabeth Star spielen eine Musik, in der Vintage Sounds ohne Nostalgie zum Hörvergnügen werden.
Excellente Gitarrenparts, melodiös wie bei Santana / Peter Green mit einem Schuß trockenen U.S. - Soulblues a‘ la Larry Carlton treffen auf groovende Hammond Lines die an Jimmy McGriff aber auch Gegg Rolie erinnern. Emotionalität und Spielfreude finden einen Rahmen in professionellen, durchsichtigen Arrangements in denen Live Drums und Percussion ebenso Platz finden wie Loops und Samples.
Peters Les Paul, ES 335 und Gretsch White Falcon sind die meistgespielten Gitarren, während Elizabeth neben einer 1963er Hammond C3 mit Leslie auch Rhodes und Wurlitzer E- Pianos einsetzt.
Atmosphäre ist das Stichwort, das diese Musik nicht nur für Musiker sondern für ganz normale Hörer empfiehlt.
Wenn man Blue Star zum ersten mal hört, dauert es eine Weile bis man bemerkt, dass niemand singt. Man hat den Gesang nicht vermisst weil die Instrumente selbst Geschichten erzählen.
Auf den ruhigeren CDs wie Himalaya Suite (1997) und Zen Blues (2003) entwickeln Blue Star ihre eigene Art von entspannter, meditativer Musik und vermeiden es dabei elegant und mit Tiefgang, auch nur in die Nähe von Meditations – oder Entspannungsmusik zu geraten ...
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Haunted By Waters captures a new dimension in contemporary and progressive world music. Celtic, Middle Eastern and African influences are woven into a compelling vocal and rhythmic texture featuring guitars, keyboards, bass, didgeridu, pennywhistle, wooden flute, electric violin and a variety of exotic percussion. The result is a mesmerizing sound which
crosses the boundaries of culture and time ...
crosses the boundaries of culture and time ...
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