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Brown Bird - Axis Mundi 2015 (americana-folk)

In an interview last year, the singer and multi-instrumentalist Eska Mtungwazi described an exchange with the composer and producer Matthew Herbert in which he had laid down the challenge for her to ‘go away and write music that sounds like what it feels like for ESKA to be alive today.’ Until recently, ESKA had made a living out of writing songs for others and appearing as a guest vocalist on tracks, working with breakbeat production heroes Stanton Warriors, celebrated British-Indian composer and songwriter Nitin Sawhney, Noughties chillout duo Zero 7, US vocal artist and arranger Bobby McFerrin and the Jamaican singer, model and Bond villain Grace Jones. Whilst such a varied list of clients and collaborators inevitably helped the Zimbabwe-born London resident in building up a solid reputation as a successful gun-for-hire, original material was slow to emerge. Finally, well over a decade since she first began to write and record, ESKA’s self-titled full-length debut has arrived. After such a wait, with ten tracks averaging at around three and a half minutes and the first two having been available at least since 2012, the album could be deemed something of an undersized offering. But unwrapping the record reveals a collection of tightly packed delights; exceptional songs that grandstand the artist’s lyrical prowess, outstanding musicianship and incredibly flexible voice, readily guided by Herbert (Bjork, Michachu, Roisin Murphy) in the producer’s chair. Now steering a course somewhere between soul, folk, gospel, classical and blues, ESKA has bypassed the house, acid jazz and broken beat influences of her collaborative past. It’s evident she’s at her strongest and most comfortable when working with a more sensitive approach to instrumentation and arrangement – her various artistic idiosyncrasies have space to flourish; lilting and ululating notes and heavily accentuated delivery finding their way to the surface of most of tracks. Highlights include the stirring jazzy opener ‘This Is How A Garden Grows’, and lead single, ‘Heroes & Villains’, which sounds like a long-lost cut from a classic ’70s soul reggae album. On ‘Rock of Ages’ and ‘So Long Eddy’, the suitably minimalist soundscapes enable a luxuriant and bright delivery for the singer, and the brilliantly ascending ‘Boundaries’ with its strains of guitar, brass and strings, sits well along the pop-funk of ‘Shades Of Blue’ and close harmonies of ‘To Be Remembered’. T he fact that materials accompanying the release carry a complimentary quote from British composer and singer Laura Mvula, is apt, as commonalities between the two artists’ approach to writing and arranging music are evident, along with shades of work by contemporaries Zara McFarlane, Ayo and Lianne La Havas. It’s a musical realisation that is well overdue, sure, but it’s also enchanting and graceful, featuring songcraft that other artists take two or three records to achieve. A great reward for years of work and patience, both for ESKA and for music. http://hitfile.net/0dwN

dogovorite se za vreme i mesto. i obavezno neko da snimi.

Nova pesma sa Sajsi MC. Da je izdato bez vokala, i da peva recimo neka drugorazredna kopija KK ili AK, moglo bi da se provuče, ovako samo transfer blama.

http://youtu.be/s4O5epRZ_Zw

Mislim da je Francuska u pitanju, piše na sajtu, ali ako znaš kineski...

Sub Rosa

Limunada od lavande protiv glavobolje i nervoze. Probao neko? Fercera li?

dobio info iz prve ruke. biće u Beogradu.

izašao album. i nije besplatan.

Od batice koji je dissovao poslednji the stone na helly cherry-u.

Jel postoji mogućnost da se Papi onda pojavi i kod nas na koncertu Kiše?

Razbijanje monotonije. Bonus round: Indya Marie