Using imagery of dark forests and 80s movies Woodrowgerber moves Beings around a nostalgic template of past and present sounds. Seen through a modern electronic music lens, Beings sits in the same vein as soundtracks for Stranger Things and The Thing. A pinnacle of Woodrowgerber's nod to retro electronic music while continuing to explore his own sound.
Ethereal and evocative instrumental world music at its best… exotic flutes, strings and percussion from around the world dance together to create an ancient yet modern global groove.
This is the second album of Chris Rolin's musical career. The CD features upbeat stylings of guitar instrumentals set in a more contemporary smooth jazz format. Several of the songs include saxophone playing by award winning artist Tom Keenlyside. Esplanade Ave was inspired by his recent move to Harrison Hot Springs, B.C.
Provenance, the latest album by Montreal-based Icicle, is set to release March 20, 2019. The album will be available to download and stream through all major online retailers. Fans can also purchase hard copy CDs through BandCamp.
In line with Icicle's previous work described as "genre-bending" (Darcia Helle, Sound Waves Review) and pushing his own sound to the forefront" (Richard Lyne, The Appetizer) the 12 new tracks playfully point to highly eclectic influences, all the while furthering Icicle's ever-shifting, distinctive sound.
Krassy Halatchev, the composer, singer, bass player and driving force behind Icicle, describes the album as life-affirming, built around themes of beginnings, growth, evolution, and love: "It reveres the miracle of life, birth, and growth, as well as strength, endurance, persistence, fight - all the necessary elements for one's survival. Of course, love is the backbone of it all. As David Bowie says, 'The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."
Fans who've come to know what Jeremy Bregman from Medium.com called Icicle's "giant melting pot of different sounds ranging from groovy, bouncy bass lines to tracks with a new wave, 80's feel" won't be disappointed with the buoyant Let It Snow or the defiant I Had Enough. The 11th track, Because You Asked, features lyrics by Antonia Gueorguieva, based off a verbatim-style notation of Halatchev's words. The record also features vocals on select tracks by Laurie Gordon and Kat Howell.
Halatchev has charmed Canadian and international audiences for over two decades, following his defection from communist Bulgaria with the band The Clouds. From 1996 to 2012, he was a core member of the Montreal-based band Chiwawa.
Provenance is Icicle's 7th LP since he went on his own in 2013.
