Analogue Imperfections picks up the story where the previous album, 9 Fifty 8ths left off. It continues to explore soundtrack themes combined with contemporary dance and electronica rhythms and sounds. Traditional orchestral arrangements and orchestrations were also included and mixed with cutting edge synthesized sounds and textures to bolster the cinematic and expansive feel of some of the tracks. As the title suggests, more of the parts were played and recorded live and any timing or tuning errors or other mistakes were left in the final recording. It was a deliberate decision to pull away from the overly clean and sometimes sterile sound of digital music.
I hope you like it!
Description:
a melting pot of classic, pop and rock sounds with modern-dub influences
ORANGE
In this second chapter, we find new clues that allow us to better understand the sound coming from the kaleidoscope.
The orange colour bring us to a warm and energetic realm with a mood that guides us in this very peculiar journey.
In this ep, you will find a live version of the band's classic "the Magic Garden".
Enjoy!
FRANK WIZARDD: Vocals & Lyrics, Backing vocals, Keyboards
DUBMASTER CONTE: Bass, Drum programming, Synths
ROBY B: Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Mixing and Mastering by Dubmaster Conte @ Magic Garden Studios
Description:
Erhu music bridging Eastern, Western, Contemporary and Folk traditions
Chinese Bicycle Stories is a poetic musical journey using the language of Chinese musical instruments and folk traditions. All the music is composed and performed by Jeremy Moyer. On this album he plays Chinese 3-stringed banjo - Qinqin (秦琴), Erhu (二胡), Gaohu (高胡), Taiwanese Coconut Shell Fiddle - Kezi Xian (殼子弦), Cantonese Coconut Shell Fiddle - Yehu (椰胡)ļ¼Sanxian (三弦), Guitar, Percussion and Kalimba. There are guest performances by Kevin Ramessar on Guitar, Shawn Mativetsky on Tabla and Renaud Gay on Flute. The album was recorded in Shanghai.
Credits
All music composed, arranged and performed by Jeremy Moyer
Guest performances: Shawn Mativetsky - Tabla on Spirit Wind; Kevin Ramessar - Guitar on Spirit Wind; Renaud Gay - Flute on Bringing in the New Year
Recorded by Jeremy Moyer in Shanghai (Except Spirit Wind - recorded by François Lapointe in Montréal)
Mixed and mastered by J. Richard Hutt at Cedartree: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Cover art by Moyang
Retrograze was inspired by life's journey especially by people who have influenced in the past and are now hopefully gazing down with an approving smile.
Old cinematic references, retro sounds with some instrumentation from around the world, help drive the album along a winding uplifting technicolour road. An ideal album to listen to whilst looking to escape the pressure and stress of 21st Century living.
