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Weekly mp3 #23: Solo Andata - A Ballet Of Hands

Couldn't think of anything special for my birthday, so here's a tune which is hopefully not about mutual masturbation. ;) You can download "A Ballet Of Hands" from Hefty Records . This is the second tune I've featured from that label, weekly mp3 #14 back in July was on Hefty too.

A bunch of acoustic instruments, here - piano, acoustic guitar, subdued sax and occasional roaming double bass - with minor electronic treatments and some very quiet percussive elements that are basically an electronic version of brushed jazz drumming. The moments of distortion never really cause distress. Man. So mellow. If you're in the right mood, it's a thing of great beauty. Wrong mood and you'll fall asleep.

Solo Andata are a duo who collaborate over the internet - one member's in London, UK and the other's in Perth, Australia. I bought the album this is off, the weirdly titled Fyris Swan, and it's fully worthwhile.

Labels: music, weekly mp3

Posted at 13:10